| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 508 pages [16] pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) |
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A Florentine education. Upbringing ; Gap years ; Character analysis -- A Tuscan Archimedes. Hell and mathematics ; Barycentric exercises ; De motu ; Galileo at 25 -- Life in the Serenissima. Settling in ; Steady state -- Galilean science. Reluctant astronomer ; Mover and shaker -- Calculated risks. Starry message ; Celestial messenger ; More rabbits from the hat ; Family affairs and former friends -- Miscalculated risks. Freelance exegetes ; Poetical interlude ; Ill omens -- Vainglory. The Pope ; The knight ; The windmill ; The tilt -- End games. Dramatis personae ; Winding up ; Last days ; The end of the affair? |
| Summary |
Heilbron takes in the landscape of culture, learning, religion, science, theology, and politics of late Renaissance Italy to produce a richer and more rounded view of Galileo, his scientific thinking, and the company he kept |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-491) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642.
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Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642 fast |
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Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642. sears |
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Astronomers -- Italy -- Biography
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Scientists -- Italy -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Science & Technology.
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SCIENCE -- Astronomy.
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Astronomers
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Scientists
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Astronomers -- Italy -- Biography.
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Scientists -- Italy -- Biography.
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Italy
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collective biographies.
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Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191612954 |
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0191612952 |
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