Galileo, Courtier - The Practice of Science in the Culture of Absolutism

In the court of the Medicis and the Vatican, Galileo fashioned both his career and his science to the demands of patronage and its complex systems of wealth, power, and prestige. In this fascinating cultural and social history of science, Biagioli argues that Galileo's courtly role was integral to his science - the questions he chose to examine, his methods, even his conclusions.

Summary

In the court of the Medicis and the Vatican, Galileo fashioned both his career and his science to the demands of patronage and to its complex systems of wealth, power, and prestige. Now, Mario Biagioli shows how Galileo's courtly role was integral to his science--the questions he examined, his methods, and even his conclusions.

Product details

• Authors: Biagioli, Mario Biagioli
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.1994
• EAN: 9780226045603
• ISBN: 978-0-226-04560-3
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 229 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 556 g
• Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S.; Science & Its Conceptual Found; Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S.; Science & its Conceptual Foundations Series SCF (CHUP); Science & its Conceptual Foundations Series SCF; Science and Its Conceptual Foundations series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)