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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
| 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 |
| Autore | Galilei Galileo <1564-1642.> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xx, 493 p. ) : ill |
| Disciplina | 509.032 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
FrovaAndrea <1936->
MarenzanaMariapiera |
| Soggetto topico |
Science
Astronomy Scientists - Italy |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-90396-1
9786610903962 0-19-152418-2 1-4294-9248-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452153703321 |
Galilei Galileo <1564-1642.>
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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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
| 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 |
| Autore | Galilei Galileo <1564-1642.> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xx, 493 p. ) : ill |
| Disciplina | 509.032 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
FrovaAndrea <1936->
MarenzanaMariapiera |
| Soggetto topico |
Science
Astronomy Scientists - Italy |
| ISBN |
1-383-02952-0
1-280-90396-1 9786610903962 0-19-152418-2 1-4294-9248-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778128003321 |
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Galilei Galileo <1564-1642.>
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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