Discoveries and Opinions of Galileo
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, ... [... more]
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Gentry Lee
Gentry Lee has been chief engineer on Project Galileo, director of science analysis and mission planning for NASA's Viking mission to Mars, and partner with Carl Sagan in the design, development, and implementation of the television series ... [... more]
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Fritz Weaver
Galileo Galilei was the foremost scientist of his day. Though he never left Italy, his inventions and discoveries were heralded around the world. His telescopes allowed him to reveal the heavens and enforce the astounding argument that the earth ... [... more]
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Roberto Casati
In this original, wide-ranging, and endlessly thought-provoking work of popular nonfiction, a leading science writer uncovers the pervasive presence of shadows in our world. For Plato, shadows were the symbol of our limitations. For Galileo, they ... [... more]
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John Heilbron
Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems , published in Florence in 1632, was the most proximate cause of his being brought to trial before the Inquisition. Using the dialogue form, a genre common in classical philosophical works, Galileo ... [... more]
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Freeman Dyson
An illuminating collection of essays by an award-winning scientist whom the London Times calls "one of the world's most original minds." From Galileo to today's amateur astronomers, scientists have been rebels, writes Freeman Dyson. Like [... more]
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Galileo/I Cannibali
 Artist: Galileo Artist: I Cannibali Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0667340024129 Format: Soundtrack Original Release Date: 1999-02-25 Release Date: 1999-02-25 UPC: 667340024129 [... more]
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Rocket Ship Galileo
Too tame for the 21st Century: A daring young atomic scientist teams up with three high school seniors to attempt the first-ever rocket trip to the moon -- that's the premise of Heinlein's Rocket Ship Galileo. Readers who aren't immediately turned off by [... more]
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Ninjas, Piranhas, and Galileo: A Novel
I love the quirky characters.: Elias is forced to participate in his school's science fair. Laid-back Shohei, who can best be described as a slacker, "helps" Elias (and I use that word very loosely) with his project. To understate it a bit, [... more]
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Galileo and the Church: Political Inquisition or ...
An Intellectual Tour de Force: I am normally sceptical of history (or any other) books that cite that mountebank Michel Foucault with approval, as Rivka Feldhay does early in this book. However, this proved to be a magnificent exception. Dr Feldhay's [... more]
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1634: The Galileo Affair
The Vatican Rag: This volume in the alternate history series based on Eric Flint's 2000 novel "1632" follows "Ring of Fire" and "1633," and is the first of several planned "1634: ..." books to be published. Even [... more]
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Discoveries and Opinions of Galileo
The origins of modern physics: Beyond doubt, Galileo established the foundation of modern physics and his intellectual approach marked the onset of a highly successful process which continues to advance our understanding of physical reality. All students [... more]
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