Galileo: A Very Short Introduction

Name: Galileo: A Very Short Introduction
SKU: 9780192854568
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By (author) Stillman Drake,

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In a startling reinterpretation of the evidence, Stillman Drake advances the hypothesis that Galileo’s trial and condemnation by the Inquisition was caused not by his defiance of the Church, but by the hostility of contemporary philosophers.

SKU: 9780192854568

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ISBN: 9780192854568

Book Format: Paperback / softback

Pages: 160

Dimensions: 11.3 × 0.9 × 17.9 cm

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Format Paperback / softback | 160 pages
Dimensions 11.3 × 0.9 × 17.9 cm | 144
Publication Date 22 February 2001
Publisher Oxford University Press
Publication City/Country United Kingdom

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Stillman Drake

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Stillman Drake, FRSC, formerly Professor of the History of Science, University of Toronto, and author of Galileo: His Scientific Biography (1978). His translations of Galileo's scientific works include Cause, Experiment, and Science (1981) and Telescopes, Tides, and Tactics (1983).

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