Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) is widely recognized as one of the greatest scientific thinkers in history. Intriguingly, when offered a place in the Medici court in 1610, he requested the title of "Philosopher and Chief Mathematician." Reading Nature's Book: Galileo and the Birth o…
"This volume brings John Milton's Paradise Lost into dialogue with the challenges of cosmology and the world of Galileo, whom Milton met and admired: a universe encompassing space travel, an earth that participates vibrantly in the cosmic dance, and stars that are 'world[s] / Of…
Machine generated contents note: 1. The discarded image; 2. Multiverse, chaos, and cosmos; 3. Copernicus and the cosmological bricoleurs; 4. Milton and Galileo revisited (1); 5. Milton and Galileo revisited (2); 6. The sun; 7. Planet Earth; 8. Space flight, ET, and other worlds.…
"This volume brings John Milton's Paradise Lost into dialogue with the challenges of cosmology and the world of Galileo, whom Milton met and admired: a universe encompassing space travel, an earth that participates vibrantly in the cosmic dance, and stars that are 'world[s] / Of…
This volume brings John Milton's Paradise Lost into dialogue with the challenges of cosmology and the world of Galileo.
The publication in 1632 of Galileo?s Dialogue on the Two Chief World Systems, Ptolemaic and Copernican marked a crucial moment in the?scientific revolution? and helped Galileo become the?father of modern science?. The Dialogue contains Galileo?s mature synthesis of astronomy, ph…
The publication in 1632 of Galileo's Dialogue on the Two Chief World Systems, Ptolemaic and Copernican?marked a crucial moment in the 'scientific revolution' and helped Galileo become the 'father of modern science'. The Dialogue?contains Galileo's mature synthesis of astronomy, …
