The Galileo Affair

The Galileo Affair
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 398
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ISBN-10 : 9780520066625
ISBN-13 : 0520066626
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Book Synopsis The Galileo Affair by : Maurice A. Finocchiaro

Download or read book The Galileo Affair written by Maurice A. Finocchiaro and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1989-05-19 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A classic introduction to Galileo’s masterpiece.”—William A. Wallace, author of Galileo’s Logic of Discovery and Proof "This is an outstanding contribution to the literature of seventeenth-century science."--Robert Westman, University of California at San Diego "The Galileo Affair should be required reading for everyone who values freedom and fears censorship. The extraordinary virtue of this collection of documents edited by Maurice A. Finocchiaro is that is presents both sides of the dispute."--Alan M. Dershowitz, Harvard Law School "A highly readable sourcebook, the like of which does not exist."--Karl H. Dannenfeldt, History: Reviews of New Books


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