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Galileo / J. L. Heilbron.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Heilbron, J. L.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642.
- Galilei, Galileo.
- Astronomers--Italy--Biography.
- Astronomers.
- Italy.
- Scientists--Italy--Biography.
- Scientists.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 508 pages 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.
- Contents:
- A Florentine education
- A Tuscan Archimedes
- Life in the Serenissima
- Galilean science
- Calculated risks
- Miscalculated risks
- Vainglory
- End games.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-491) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780199583522
- 0199583528
- OCLC:
- 642283198
- Publisher Number:
- 99939891513
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