Galileo and His Sources - William A. Wallace

Galileo and His Sources

Heritage of the Collegio Romano in Galileo's Science
Buch | Softcover
388 Seiten
2014
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-61219-5 (ISBN)
87,25 inkl. MwSt
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 Princet
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.

*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. v*Tables, pg. ix*Preface, pg. xi*Chapter 1. Sources Of Galileo's Logical Questions, pg. 3*Chapter 2. Sources of Galileo's Physical Questions, pg. 54*Chapter 3. Sciences and Demonstrative Methods, pg. 99*Chapter 4. The Study of Local Motion, pg. 149*Chapter 5. Galileo's Earlier Science (Before 1610), pg. 219*Chapter 6. Galileo's Later Science (After 1610), pg. 281*Bibliography, pg. 351*Index, pg. 363

Erscheint lt. Verlag 14.7.2014
Reihe/Serie Princeton Legacy Library
Verlagsort New Jersey
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Gewicht 539 g
Themenwelt Literatur Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik
Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie Astronomie / Astrophysik
ISBN-10 0-691-61219-6 / 0691612196
ISBN-13 978-0-691-61219-5 / 9780691612195
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