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Galileo and his sources : the heritage of the Collegio Romano in Galileo's science / William A. Wallace.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wallace, William A., author.
- Series:
- Princeton Legacy Library ; 438
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642.
- Galilei, Galileo.
- Collegio romano--History.
- Collegio romano.
- Science--History--Sources.
- Science.
- Science--Philosophy--History--Sources.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (387 pages)
- Edition:
- Course Book
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1984]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- William A. Wallace demonstrates the importance of two early manuscripts of Galileo dismissed by earlier researchers as juvenile exercises. Analyzing all his scientific writings from the late 1580s to 1610 and from 1610 to 1640, this book illuminates both the sources and the evolution of Galileo's thought.Originally published in 1984.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Tables
- Preface
- Part One. Textual Analysis
- Chapter 1. Sources Of Galileo's Logical Questions
- Chapter 2. Sources of Galileo's Physical Questions
- Part Two. Science at the Collegio Romano
- Chapter 3. Sciences and Demonstrative Methods
- Chapter 4. The Study of Local Motion
- Part Three. Galileo's Science in Transition
- Chapter 5. Galileo's Earlier Science (Before 1610)
- Chapter 6. Galileo's Later Science (After 1610)
- Bibliography
- Index
- Backmatter
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-691-64012-2
- 0-691-61219-6
- 1-4008-5793-7
- OCLC:
- 747327513
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