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Galileo and His Sources: Heritage of the Collegio Romano in Galileo's Science
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
Galileo and His Sources: Heritage of the Collegio Romano in Galileo's Science
Contributors:
By (Author) William A. Wallace
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
28th June 2016
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Biography: general
Dewey:
520.92
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Hardback
Number of Pages:
388
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
Weight:
709g
Description
William A. Wallace demonstrates the importance of two early manuscripts of Galileo dismissed by earlier researchers as juvenile exercises. Analyzing all his scientific writings from the late 1580s to 1610 and from 1610 to 1640, this book illuminates both the sources and the evolution of Galileo's thought. Originally published in 1984. The Princet
