Galileo in Rome: The Rise and Fall of a Troublesome Genius - Softcover

Shea, William R.

 
9780195177589: Galileo in Rome: The Rise and Fall of a Troublesome Genius
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ISBN 10: 0195177584 ISBN 13: 9780195177589
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA, 2004

Synopsis

Two leading authorities on Galileo offer a brilliant revisionist look at the career of the great Italian scientist

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About the Author

William R. Shea holds the "Galileo Chair" of the History of Science at the University of Padua, in Italy. He is Past President of both the International Union of the History and Philosophy of Science and the International Academy of the History of Science, and is currently Chairman of the Standing Committee for the Humanities of the European Science Foundation in Strasbourg. He is the author, co-author, or editor of 25 books, including Galileo's Intellectual Revolution and The Magic of Numbers and Motion: The Scientific Career of Rene Descartes.

Mariano Artigas is Professor of Philosophy of Science and was Dean of the Ecclesiastical Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Navarra, in Pamplona, Spain. He holds a Ph.D. both in physics and philosophy, is an ordained Catholic priest, and has written 14 books, including The Mind of the Universe, which won a Templeton Award.

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Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date
2004
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0195177584
ISBN 13 
9780195177589
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
272

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