The Trial of Galileo: Essential Documents by Maurice A. Finocchiaro

The Trial of Galileo: Essential Documents

Maurice A. Finocchiaro

160 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

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In 1633, the Roman Inquisition condemned Galileo as a suspected heretic for defending Copernicus'shypothesis of the earth's motion and denying the scientific authority of Scripture. This book draws uponMaurice A. Finocchiaro's earlier works, espec...

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