Heilbron, J. L. <br/><br/>
Galileo / 
J. L. Heilbron. 
 - Oxford [England] ;  New York :  Oxford University Press,  2010. 
 - xiv, 508 p. [16] p. of plates :  ill. (some col.) ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-491) and index. 
<br/><br/>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? 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780199583522 (acidfree paper) 0199583528 (acidfree paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642. <br/>Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Astronomers--Italy--Biography.<br/>Scientists--Italy--Biography.<br/>Astronomers--Italy--Biography.<br/>Scientists--Italy--Biography.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QB36.G2  / H445 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>520.92  / HEI 2010