Where have all the heavens gone? : Galileo's letter to the Grand Duchess Christina / Edited by John P. McCarthy & Edmondo F. Lupieri.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642.

Galilei, Galileo.

Religion and science--Italy--History--17th century.

Religion and science.

Italy.

History.

Physical Description:

xv, 100 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Eugene, Oregon : Cascade Books, [2017]

Summary:

Twenty years before his famous trial, Galileo Galilei had spent two years carefully considering how the results of his own telescopic observations of the heavens as well as his convictions about the truth of the Copernican theory could be aligned with the Catholic Church's position on biblical interpretation and the authority of the magisterium. The product of these two years was an unpublished letter to the Grand Duchess Christina of Tuscany, the mother of his patron, Cosimo II de' Medici. Much has changed since this letter was written in 1615, but much has remained the same. This collection of articles by renowned international scholars provides the historical context of the letter as well as a description of the scientific world of Galileo. It also explores those issues that make this 1615 letter a document for our time: the public role of religious authority, the truth of the Bible, and the relationship of scientific inquiry to social justice. Galileo's letter to Christina has become a classic text in the history of the relationship between science and religion in the West for good reason; this volume explores why the letter has earned its rightful place as a classic even for today. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Where Have the Heavens Gone? Galileo and the Birth of Modern Science / George Coyne, SJ Coyne, George, SJ 1

2 The Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina: Justice, Reinterpretation and Piety / John McCarthy McCarthy, John 22

3 Galileo's Letter to Christina and the Cultural Certainty of the Bible / Mauro Pesce Pesce, Mauro 42

4 Galileo's Telescope / Dennis D. McCarthy McCarthy, Dennis D. 67

5 Galileo's Contributions to Mechanics / Asim Gangopadhyaya Gangopadhyaya, Asim 89.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781498295987

9781498296007

1498296009

1498295983

OCLC:

965762318

Publisher Number:

99972684980