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624539
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dltt
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Heilbron, J. L.
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| Title & Author
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Galileo /\ J.L. Heilbron.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford [England] ;New York :: Oxford University Press,, 2010.
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xiv, 508 pages [16] pages of plates :: illustrations (some color) ;; 25 cm
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| ISBN
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9780199583522
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: 0199583528
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: 9780199655984
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: 0199655987
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-491) and index.
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| Contents
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A Florentine education : Upbringing ; Gap years ; Character analysis -- A Tuscan Archimedes : Hell and mathematics ; Barycentric exercises ; De motu ; Galileo at 25 -- Life in the Serenissima : Settling in ; Steady state -- Galilean science : Reluctant astronomer ; Mover and shaker -- Calculated risks : Starry message ; Celestial messenger ; More rabbits from the hat ; Family affairs and former friends -- Miscalculated risks : Freelance exegetes ; Poetical interlude ; Ill omens -- Vainglory : The Pope ; The knight ; The windmill ; The tilt -- End games : Dramatis personae ; Winding up ; Last days ; The end of the affair? -- Genealogy -- Glossary of names.
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| Abstract
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Heilbron takes in the landscape of culture, learning, religion, science, theology, and politics of late Renaissance Italy to produce a richer and more rounded view of Galileo, his scientific thinking, and the company he kept.
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Galilei, Galileo,1564-1642.
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Astronomers-- Italy, Biography.
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Scientists-- Italy, Biography.
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Astronomers-- Italy, Biography.
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Scientists-- Italy, Biography.
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