Galileo Galilei

Galileo Galilei: When the World Stood Still

by Naess, Atle

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This text presents an account of the great mathematician and physicist Galileo Galilei. The story of his life and times, of his epoch-making experiments and discoveries, of his stubbornness and pride, of his patrons in the house of Medici, of his enemies and friends - all is brought vividly to life in this book.

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  • Full title :Galileo Galilei : When the World Stood Still.

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This text presents an account of the great mathematician and physicist Galileo Galilei. The story of his life and times, of his epoch-making experiments and discoveries, of his stubbornness and pride, of his patrons in the house of Medici, of his enemies and friends - all is brought vividly to life in this book.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2006.

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The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (226 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:3642060242, 9783642060243, 3540219617, 9783540219613
  • oclc:ocn931715222
  • LC Classification:QB36.G2 N2413 2005eb
  • Dewey Decimal:520/.92 B

Table of Contents

Front Matter; Prologue: A Journey to Rome; The Musician's Son; Signs in the Sky; A New World; Friendship and Power; Deaths and Omens; The Inquisition's Chambers; Eternity; Epilogue; Postscript; Back Matter.

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Astronomers Astronomers -- Biography. -- History --… Astronomes -- Biographies. -- Histoire … Biographies History Italy Religion and science Religion and science -- Italy Religion et sciences -- Italie

Writers

Naess, Atle

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