UID:
almafu_9959236930402883
Format:
1 online resource (271 p.)
ISBN:
0-19-771338-6
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0-19-029221-0
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1-280-53297-1
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9786610532971
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1-60256-782-4
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0-19-803714-7
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0-19-518471-8
Series Statement:
Oxford scholarship online
Content:
A detailed, revisionist study of the life and career of the great Italian scientist offers a focused analysis of Galileo's relationship with the Catholic Church, discussing the theological furor caused by Galileo's Dialogue, the scientist's own role in the conflict, and the events of his trial by the Inquisition. (Biography).
Note:
Previously issued in print: 2003.
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CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE: Job Hunting and the Path to Rome: FIRST TRIP: 1587; CHAPTER TWO: The Door of Fame Springs Open: SECOND TRIP: 29 MARCH-4 JUNE 1611; CHAPTER THREE: Roman Clouds: THIRD TRIP: 10 DECEMBER 1615-4 JUNE 1616; CHAPTER FOUR: Roman Sunshine: FOURTH TRIP: 23 APRIL-16 JUNE 1624; CHAPTER FIVE: Star-Crossed Heavens: FIFTH TRIP: 3 MAY-26 JUNE 1630; CHAPTER SIX: Foul Weather in Rome: SIXTH TRIP: 13 FEBRUARY-6 JULY 1633; REFERENCES; PHOTO CREDITS; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-19-517758-4
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-19-516598-5
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1093/oso/9780195165982.001.0001
