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| Gattung/Form: | Quelle Early works to 1800 |
|---|---|
| Name: | Galileo Galilei; Galileo Galilei |
| Medientyp: | Biografie, Internetquelle |
| Dokumenttyp: | Buch, Internet-Ressource |
| Alle Autoren: |
Galileo Galilei; Andrea Frova; Mariapiera Marenzana |
| ISBN: | 0198566255 9780198566250 |
| OCLC-Nummer: | 61703956 |
| Sprachhinweis: | Translated from the Italian. |
| Anmerkungen: | Translation of: Parola di Galileo. |
| Beschreibung: | xx, 493 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Inhalt: | PART I: INTRODUCTION: Posthumous self-portrait of Galileo Galilei, philosopher -- The origin of nerves -- PART II: REVOLUTIONARY MOTIONS: Almost free fall -- Life aboard ship -- Towers arrows cannons and birds -- PART III: THE PENDULUM AND MUSIC: The divine harmonies -- PART IV: THE STARRY SKY ABOVE US: The crystal moon -- In the moonlight -- PART V: THE SPINNING EARTH: An ingenious wrong theory -- The seized atmosphere -- Stand still, ever moving sun -- PART VI: THE INVASION OF THE INFINITESIMALS: Infinite finite infinitesimal -- Down the slope -- PART VII: BODIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT: Archimedes and the weight of air -- Wax balls and dew drops -- Machines large and small -- PART VIII: FROM MATTER TO LIGHT: In horror at a vacuum -- The dark labyrinth of the senses -- As fast as light -- PART IX: ALL THAT GLITTERS: Quarrels among scientists -- The scientist and the cicada -- EPILOGUE: Conviction and abjuration. |
| Andere Titel | Selections. |
| Verfasserangabe: | [edited by] Andrea Frova and Mariapiera Marenzana ; translated by Jim McManus in collaboration with the authors. |
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The book is remarkable for its clarity, precision and historical accuracy. Numerous drawings, figures and photographs help the reader pick a path through the historical and scientific reconstruction. Nature I think this is a very welcome book and valuable contribution to a better understanding of the greatness of Galileo's achievements...no doubt, it will be well appreciated by teachers and students of high school and of introductory university courses on science and science history, as well as by the cultivated public at large. Annibale Fantoli, University of Victoria, Canada. This valuable and quite unique book shows in a direct manner the great many interests of Galileo in the domains of science and culture, his prodigious curiosity and his exceptional ability as a science popularizer. Giorgio Parisi, University of Rome "La Sapienza". Most people have heard of Galileo Galilei, but few have read his words. This book lets him speak, conveying his message of reason, intellectual honesty and free thinking, which is of great relevance today. Nature Weiterlesen…
