Galileo : a very short introduction / Stillman Drake.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Drake, Stillman, author.

Series:

Very short introductions ; 44.

A very short introduction ; 44

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Astronomers--Italy--Biography.

Astronomers.

Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642.

Galilei, Galileo.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : illustrations, facsimilies, portraits.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2001.

Summary:

In a startling reinterpretation of the evidence, Stillman Drake here advances the hypothesis that Galileo's trial and condemnation by the Inquisition was not caused by his defiance of the Church, but by the hostility of other philosophers.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

List of illustrations

Introduction

1 The background

2 Galileo's early years

3 Conflicts with philosophers

4 Conflicts with astronomers and theologians

5 The Dialogue and the Inquisition

6 The final years

Further reading

Index.

Notes:

Originally published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1980, in series: Past masters.

Includes bibliographical referencesand index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-154051-X

1-283-09771-0

9786613097712

OCLC:

922903734