Galileo: A Very Short Introduction 9780192854568, 0-19-285456-9, 0-19-289321-1, 0-19-285454-2
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English Pages 127 Year 2001
Table of contents :
Content: List of illustrations
Introduction
1. The background
2. Galileo's early years
3. Conflicts with philosophers
4. Conflicts with astronomers and theologians
5. The Dialogue and the Inquisition
6. The final years
Reading list
Index
