Galileo

Informationen zum Autor Professor John Heilbron of the University of California at Berkeley is one of the most distinguished scholars on the Scientific Revolution. He is the author of Geometry Civilized (OUP, 1998) and The Sun in the Church (Harvard, 1999), on science and religion during the 17th century. Klappentext Galileo is aptly known as 'the father of modern science'. But there is much more to him than his well-known discoveries in physics and astronomy, and his infamous clash with the Catholic church. John Heilbron's wonderfully rounded new biography presents a multi-talented but difficult man - writer, philosopher, scientist, musician, and artist. Zusammenfassung Galileo is aptly known as 'the father of modern science'. But there is much more to him than his well-known discoveries in physics and astronomy, and his infamous clash with the Catholic church. John Heilbron's wonderfully rounded new biography presents a multi-talented but difficult man - writer, philosopher, scientist, musician, and artist. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: A Florentine Education 2: A Tuscan Archimedes 3: Life in the Serenissima 4: Galilean Science 5: Calculated Risks 6: Miscalculated Risks 7: Vainglory 8: End Games Afterword

Product details

• Authors: John Heilbron, John L Heilbron, John L. Heilbron, John L. (Department of History Heilbron
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Trade
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.07.2012
• EAN: 9780199655984
• ISBN: 978-0-19-965598-4
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 235 mm x 40 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book