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Informationen zum Autor Maurice A. Finocchiaro is Professor of Philosophy and Barrick Distinguished Scholar at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas and author of Galileo and the Art of Reasoning! among other books. Klappentext “A classic introduction to Galileo’s masterpiece.”—William A. Wallace, author of Galileo’s Logic of Discovery and Proof "This is an outstanding contribution to the literature of seventeenth-century science." --Robert Westman, University of California at San Diego "The Galileo Affair should be required reading for everyone who values freedom and fears censorship. The extraordinary virtue of this collection of documents edited by Maurice A. Finocchiaro is that is presents both sides of the dispute." --Alan M. Dershowitz, Harvard Law School "A highly readable sourcebook, the like of which does not exist." --Karl H. Dannenfeldt, History: Reviews of New Books Zusammenfassung In 1633 the Roman Inquisition concluded the trial of Galileo Galilei with a condemnation for heresy. This book provides a documentary history of the series of developments which began in 1613 and culminated in 1633 with the trial and condemnation of Galileo. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction DOCUMENTS I. Correspondence (1613-1615) Castelli to Galileo (14 December 1613) Galileo to Castelli (21 December 1613) Galileo to Monsignor Dini (16 February 1615) Monsignor Dini to Galileo (7 March 1615) Galileo to Monsignor Dini (23 March 1615) Cardinal Bellarmine to Foscarini (12 April 1615) II. Galileo's Considerations on the Copernican Opinion (1615) III. Galileo's Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina (1615) IV. Galileo's Discourse on the Tides (1616) V. The Earlier Inquisition Proceedings (1615 -1616) Lorini's Complaint (7 February 1615) Consultant's Report on the Letter to Castelli (1615) VI Contents Caccini's Deposition (20 March 1615) Ximenes' Deposition (13 November 1615) Attavanti's Deposition (14 November 1615) Consultants' Report on Copernicanism (24 February 1616) Inquisition Minutes (25 February 1616) Special Injunction (26 February 1616) Inquisition Minutes (3 March 1616) Decree of the Index (5 March 1616) Galileo to the Tuscan Secretary of State (6 March 1616) Galileo to the Tuscan Secretary of State (12 March 1616) Cardinal Bellarmine's Certificate (26 May 1616) VI. Galileo's Reply to Ingoli (1624) VII. Miscellaneous Documents (1618-1633) Galileo to Archduke Leopold of Austria (23 May 1618) Correction of Copernicus's On the Revolutions (15 May 1620) Anonymous Complaint About The Assayer (1624 or 1625) Guiducci to Galileo (18 April 1625) Galileo to the Tuscan Secretary of State (7 March 1631) The Vatican Secretary to the Tuscan Ambassador (25 April 1631) Galileo to the Tuscan Secretary of State (3 May 1631) The Vatican Secretary to the Florentine Inquisitor (24 May 1631) The Florentine Inquisitor to the Vatican Secretary (31 May 1631) The Vatican Secretary to the Florentine Inquisitor (19 July 1631) The Tuscan Ambassador to Galileo (19 July 1631) Preface to the Dialogue (1632) Ending of the Dialogue (1632) Special Commission Report on the Dialogue (September 1632) Cardinal Barberini to the Florentine Nuncio (25 September 1632) Galileo to Diodati (15 January 1633) VIII. Diplomatic Correspondence (1632-1633) IX. The Later Inquisition Proceedings (1633) Galileo's First Deposition (12 April 1633) Ore...
