Systema Cosmicum
Language: Latin
Publication date: 1663
- Hardcover
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Seller: Liber Astronomiae Antiquus, Dosrius, B, SpainLiber Astronomiae Antiquus
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Primera edición impresa en Inglaterra y tercera edición latina del Diálogo. . El texto incluye, después del final del Diálogo, un extracto de la reconciliación de Kepler y Foscarini entre el sistema copernicano y las Escrituras. Esta edición es muy rara en el mercado y en subastas, con solo cuatro ejemplares registrados en subastas en los últimos 50 años. ). El Diálogo es la síntesis del trabajo astronómico de Galileo y su célebre avance del sistema copernicano en forma de una hipótesis irrefutable. El debate inconcluso sobre el tema entre los tres participantes que el Papa Urbano VIII había previsto apenas se evidenció en el razonamiento seguro de Salviati, el incisivo interrogatorio de Sagredo y las débiles respuestas de Simplicio (figura a veces equiparada con el propio Papa). Si bien no debe olvidarse la naturaleza hipotética del argumento, el libro de Galileo «se deleita en la simplicidad del pensamiento copernicano y, sobre todo, enseña que el movimiento de la Tierra tiene sentido en filosofía, es decir, en física. El Diálogo, más que ninguna otra obra, convirtió el sistema heliocéntrico en un lugar común. Este ejemplar tiene un valor histórico único al mostrar en la parte superior de la portada el escrito “Ex Libris Jos. Del Isle 1710”. Es decir un volumen donde tenemos anotada la firma del gran astrónomo francés Delisle, cuando en el año 1710 tenía 22 años, al inicio de su brillante carrera científica.…
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- Title
- Systema Cosmicum
- Author
- Galileo Galilei
- Publication year
- 1663
- Condition
- Very good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- Latin
Liber Astronomiae Antiquus
Dosrius, B, Spain
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Liber astronomiae antiquus és una llibreria especialitzada en llibres antics d'astronomia. Estem especialitzats en llibres de primeres o segones edicions de científics dels segles XVI al XX. Durant els últims vint-i-cinc anys ens hem dedicat a la divulgació i ensenyaments d'astronomia, i alhora hem recollit una important col·lecció de llibres de grans astrònoms, filòsofs, enginyers, o divulgadors de la ciència en general, com: Galileo, Fontenelle, Kepler, Clavius, Descartes, Flammarion, Laplace, etc. Liber astronomiae antiquus està situada a Catalunya, al sud d'Europa. No tenim una botiga oberta, però donem la benvinguda a qualsevol persona que demani una cita prèvia. Publiquem el nostre catàleg al nostre lloc web, i alhora afegim constantment el nou material que incorporem al nostre fons bibliogràfic. …
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