Cambridge Companion to Galileo

Zusammenfassung This 1998 collection of essays is unparalleled in the depth of its coverage of all facets of Galileo's work. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Peter Machamer; 1. Galileo's Pisan studies in science and philosophy William Wallace; 2. Galileo's machines, his mathematics and his experiments Peter Machamer; 3. The use and abuse of mathematical entities: Galileo and the Jesuits revisited Rivka Feldhay; 4. Inertial problems in Galileo's pre-inertial framework Wallace Hooper; 5. From Galileo to Augustine Pietro Redondi; 6. Galileo's Copernicanism: the science and the rhetoric William Shea; 7. Galileo's contribution to astronomy and conflicts with the church Noel Swerdlow; 8. Galileo on science and scripture Ernan McMullin; 9. Could there be another Galileo case? Richard Blackwell; 10. The God of theologians and the God of astronomers: an apology of Bellarmine Marcello Pera; 11. The never ending Galileo story Michael Segre; 12. The sepulchers of Galileo: the 'Living' remains of a hero of science Paolo Galluzzi.

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• Authors: Peter Machamer, Peter (University of Pittsburgh) Machamer
• Assisted by: Peter Machamer (Editor), Machamer Peter (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.08.1998
• EAN: 9780521588416
• ISBN: 978-0-521-58841-6
• No. of pages: 476
• Series: Cambridge Companions to Philos; Cambridge Companions to Philosophy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Medieval, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, Biography: historical, political and military, Western philosophy: Medieval & Renaissance, c 500 to c 1600, Medieval Western philosophy