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Drake Stillman |
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Titolo |
Galileo : a very short introduction / / Stillman Drake |
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Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2001 |
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0-19-154051-X |
1-283-09771-0 |
9786613097712 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (127 pages) : illustrations, facsimilies, portraits |
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Collana |
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A very short introduction ; ; 44 |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Originally published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1980, in series: Past masters. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical referencesand index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover -- Contents -- 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 -- Further reading -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In a startling reinterpretation of the evidence, Stillman Drake here advances the hypothesis that Galileo's trial and condemnation by the Inquisition was not caused by his defiance of the Church, but by the hostility of other philosophers. |
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