03099nam 2200661 a 450 991080837010332120200520144314.01-383-02952-01-280-90396-197866109039620-19-152418-21-4294-9248-110.1093/oso/9780198566250.001.0001(CKB)1000000000476620(StDuBDS)AH24079805(SSID)ssj0000259251(PQKBManifestationID)12048439(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000259251(PQKBWorkID)10273093(PQKB)10630923(MiAaPQ)EBC422394(OCoLC)1406783719(StDuBDS)9781383029529(EXLCZ)99100000000047662020050922d2006 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrThus spoke Galileo 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 authors1st ed.Oxford ;New York Oxford University Press20061 online resource (xx, 493 p. ) illOxford scholarship onlineTranslation of: Parola di Galileo.0-19-856625-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. [483]-484) and index.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'Thus Spoke Galileo' is a presentation of the most important discoveries by Galileo Galilei, endorsed by his own lively writings.Oxford scholarship online.ScienceEarly works to 1800AstronomyEarly works to 1800ScientistsItalyScienceAstronomyScientists509/.032Galilei Galileo1564-1642.4160Frova Andrea1936-Marenzana MariapieraMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910808370103321Thus spoke Galileo4152459UNINA