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The Discoveries and Opinions of Galileo (1610 Letter to the Grand Duchess
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The Discoveries and Opinions of Galileo (1610 Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina) Paperback - 1988

by Galileo

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  • Title The Discoveries and Opinions of Galileo (1610 Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina)
  • Author Galileo
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 320
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Anchor Books, New York
  • Date 1988-08-31
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # mon0000826348
  • ISBN 9780385092395 / 0385092393
  • Weight 0.61 lbs (0.28 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.12 x 5.18 x 0.82 in (20.62 x 13.16 x 2.08 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Astronomy - Early works to 1800
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 90030691
  • Dewey Decimal Code 520

First line

Revealing great, unusual, and remarkable spectacles, opening these to the consideration of every man, and especially of philosophers and astronomers;

From the jacket flap

Directing his polemics against the pedantry of his time, Galileo, as his own popularizer, addressed his writings to contemporary laymen. His support of Copernican cosmology, against the Church's strong opposition, his development of a telescope, and his unorthodox opinions as a philosopher of science were the central concerns of his career and the subjects of four of his most important writings. Drake's introductory essay place them in their biographical and historical context.

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About the author

Galileo Galilei's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is one of the most important scientific treatises ever written. Using the dialogue form, a genre common in classical philosophical works, Galileo masterfully demonstrates the truth of the Copernican system over the Ptolemaic one, proving, for the first time, that the earth revolves around the sun.

Stillman Drake (1910-1993) was emeritus professor of the history of science at the University of Toronto. His many translations and scholarly works on Galileo include Galileo at Work and Cause, Experiment, and Science, both published by the University of Chicago Press.