Galileo

Heilbron takes in the landscape of culture, learning, religion, science, theology, and politics of late Renaissance Italy to produce a richer and more rounded view of Galileo, his scientific thinking, and the company he kept.

Main Author: Heilbron, J. L.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
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Summary: Heilbron takes in the landscape of culture, learning, religion, science, theology, and politics of late Renaissance Italy to produce a richer and more rounded view of Galileo, his scientific thinking, and the company he kept.
Physical Description: xiv, 508 p. [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-491) and index.
ISBN: 9780199583522 (acid-free paper)
0199583528 (acid-free paper)
Author Notes: Professor John Heilbron of the University of California at Berkeley is one of the most distinguished scholars on the Scientific Revolution. He is the author of Geometry Civilized (OUP, 1998) and The Sun in the Church (Harvard, 1999), on science and religion during the 17th century.