Discoveries and Opinions of Galileo by Stillman Drake, Galileo Galilei

Discoveries and Opinions of Galileo

Stillman Drake, Galileo Galilei

320 pages first pub 1957 (editions)

nonfiction history philosophy science challenging informative medium-paced
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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, a...

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