Galileo /
Heilbron, J. L.
Galileo / J. L. Heilbron. - Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010. - xiv, 508 p. [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-491) and index.
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?
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.
9780199583522 (acidfree paper) 0199583528 (acidfree paper)
Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642.
Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642.
Astronomers--Italy--Biography.
Scientists--Italy--Biography.
Astronomers--Italy--Biography.
Scientists--Italy--Biography.
QB36.G2 / H445 2010
520.92 / HEI 2010
Galileo / J. L. Heilbron. - Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010. - xiv, 508 p. [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-491) and index.
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?
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.
9780199583522 (acidfree paper) 0199583528 (acidfree paper)
Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642.
Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642.
Astronomers--Italy--Biography.
Scientists--Italy--Biography.
Astronomers--Italy--Biography.
Scientists--Italy--Biography.
QB36.G2 / H445 2010
520.92 / HEI 2010