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Galilei Galileo <1564-1642.> |
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Thus spoke Galileo [[electronic resource] ] : the great scientist's ideas and their relevance to the present day / / [edited by] Andrea Frova and Mariapiera Marenzana ; translated by Jim McManus in collaboration with the authors |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
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1-280-90396-1 |
9786610903962 |
0-19-152418-2 |
1-4294-9248-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xx, 493 p. ) : ill |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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FrovaAndrea <1936-> |
MarenzanaMariapiera |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Science |
Astronomy |
Scientists - Italy |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Translation of: Parola di Galileo. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [483]-484) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preface; Persisting misconceptions - A test; PART I: INTRODUCTION; 1. Posthumous self-portrait of Galileo Galilei, philosopher; 2. The origin of nerves; PART II: REVOLUTIONARY MOTIONS; 3. Almost free fall; 4. Life aboard ship; 5. Towers arrows cannons and birds; PART III: THE PENDULUM AND MUSIC; 6. The divine harmonies; PART IV: THE STARRY SKY ABOVE US; 7. The crystal moon; 8. In the moonlight; PART V: THE SPINNING EARTH; 9. An ingenious wrong theory; 10. The seized atmosphere; 11. Stand still, ever moving sun; PART VI; 12. Infinite finite infinitesimal; 13. Down the slope; PART VII; 14. Archimedes and the weight of air; 15. Wax balls and dew drops; 16. Machines large and small; PART VIII; 17. In horror at a vacuum; 18. The obscure labyrinth of the senses; 19. As fast as light; PART IX: ALL THAT GLITTERS ..; 20. Quarrels among scientists; 21. The scientist and the cicada; EPILOGUE; 22. Conviction and abjuration |
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