The Trial of Galileo - Essential Documents

Klappentext In 1633! the Roman Inquisition condemned Galileo as a suspected heretic for defending Copernicus's hypothesis of the earth's motion and denying the scientific authority of Scripture. This book draws upon Maurice A. Finocchiaro's earlier works! especially The Galileo Affair: A Documentary History (1989)! to provide a brief! new documentary history of Galileo's trial that is simultaneously the most user-friendly and inclusive available. Zusammenfassung In 1633, the Roman Inquisition condemned Galileo as a suspected heretic for defending Copernicus'shypothesis of the earth's motion and denying the scientific authority of Scripture. This book draws uponMaurice A. Finocchiaro's earlier works, especially The Galileo Affair: A Documentary History

Product details

• Authors: Galileo/ Finocchiaro Galilei
• Publisher: Hackett Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.09.2014
• EAN: 9781624661334
• ISBN: 978-1-62466-133-4
• No. of pages: 176
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy