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The Cambridge companion to Galileo
Title:
The Cambridge companion to Galileo
Author:
Machamer, Peter K.
Publication Information:
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998.
Physical Description:
xii, 462 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
General Note:
"Cambridge companions to philosophy"--p. [iii].
Language:
English
Contents:
Galileo's Pisan studies in science and philosophy / Galileo's machines, his mathematics, and his experiments / Use and abuse of mathematical entities / Inertial problems in Galileo's preinertial framework / From Galileo to Augustine / Galileo's Copernicanism / Galileo's discoveries with the telescope and their evidence for the Copernican theory / Galileo on science and Scripture / Could there be another Galileo case? / God of theologians and the god of astronomers / Never-ending Galileo story / Sepulchers of Galileo
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ISBN:
9780521581783

9780521588416
Format :
Book