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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458859503321

Autore

Blackwell Richard J. <1929->

Titolo

Behind the scenes at Galileo's trial [[electronic resource] ] : including the first English translation of Melchior Inchofer's Tractatus syllepticus / / Richard J. Blackwell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Notre Dame, Ind., : University of Notre Dame Press, c2006

ISBN

0-268-07569-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (261 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

InchoferMelchior <1585?-1648.>

Disciplina

520.92

Soggetti

Religion and science - History - 17th century

Astronomy, Renaissance

Inquisition - Italy - Rome

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-235) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Note to the Reader""; ""The Legal Case at Galileo's Trial""; ""Melchior Inchofer's Role in the Galileo Affair""; ""The Scriptural Case against Copernicanism in 1633""; ""Christopher Scheiner's Dilemma""; ""Fallibilism and Religion""; ""A Summary Treatise Concerning the Motion or Rest of the Earth and the Sun, in which it is briefly shown what is, and what is not, to be held as certain according to the teachings of the Sacred Scriptures and the Holy Fathers""; ""Jesuit Rules on Theology and Philosophy""

""Christopher Scheiner's Prodromus pro sole mobile (1633, pub. 1651)""""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index to the Book (Chapters 1-5)""; ""Index to the Translations (Appendixes 1-3)""