Displaying 1 of 1 2010 Format: Book Author: Heilbron, J. L. Title: Galileo / J. L. Heilbron. Publisher, Date: Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010. Description: xiv, 508 p. [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. 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. Subjects: Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642. Astronomers -- Italy -- Biography. Scientists -- Italy -- Biography. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-491) and index. Contents: 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? ISBN: 9780199583522 0199583528 Other Number: 642283198 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 277939 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: BIO Galilei Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
