Discoveries and Opinions of Galileo
Author: Galileo
ISBN: 9780385092395
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 01 Jan 1987
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback / softback
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, and his unorthodox opinions as a philosopher of science were the central concerns of his career and the subjects of four of his most important writings. Drake's introductory essay place them in their biographical and historical context.
ISBN: 9780385092395
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 01 Jan 1987
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback / softback
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, and his unorthodox opinions as a philosopher of science were the central concerns of his career and the subjects of four of his most important writings. Drake's introductory essay place them in their biographical and historical context.
