Research Catalog
Galileo
- Title
- Galileo / J. L. Heilbron.
- Author
- Heilbron, J. L.
- Publication
- Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 12-2835 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- xiv, 508 p. [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.); 25 cm.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-491) and index.
- Contents
- A Florentine education. Upbringing ; Gap years ; Character analysis -- A Tuscan Archimedes. Hell and mathematics ; Barycentric exercises ; De motu ; Galileo at 25 -- Life in the Serenissima. Settling in ; Steady state -- Galilean science. Reluctant astronomer ; Mover and shaker -- Calculated risks. Starry message ; Celestial messenger ; More rabbits from the hat ; Family affairs and former friends -- Miscalculated risks. Freelance exegetes ; Poetical interlude ; Ill omens -- Vainglory. The Pope ; The knight ; The windmill ; The tilt -- End games. Dramatis personae ; Winding up ; Last days ; The end of the affair?
- Call Number
- JFE 12-2835
- ISBN
- 9780199583522 (acid-free paper)
- 0199583528 (acid-free paper)
- OCLC
- 642283198
- Author
- Heilbron, J. L.
- Title
- Galileo / J. L. Heilbron.
- Imprint
- Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-491) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 12-2835