Essays on Galileo and the History and Philosophy of Science

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Essays on Galileo and the History and Philosophy of Science

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Stillman Drake was one of the 20th century's authors on the subject of Galileo's scientific work. This 3 volume collection includes 80 of the 130 papers Drake published, most on Galileo but some on medieval and early modern science in general (principallymechanics).

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English
Pages
379

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Cover of: Essays on Galileo and the History and Philosophy of Science
Essays on Galileo and the History and Philosophy of Science: Volume III
January 11, 2000, University of Toronto Press
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Cover of: Essays on Galileo and the History and Philosophy of Science
Essays on Galileo and the History and Philosophy of Science: Volume III
January 11, 2000, University of Toronto Press
Hardcover in English
Cover of: Essays on Galileo and the history and philosophy of science
Essays on Galileo and the history and philosophy of science
1999, University of Toronto Press
in English
Cover of: Essays on Galileo and the history and philosophy of science
Essays on Galileo and the history and philosophy of science
1999, University of Toronto Press, University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
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Cover of: Essays on Galileo and the History and Philosophy of Science
Essays on Galileo and the History and Philosophy of Science
1999, Univ. Toronto Press
in English

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First Sentence

"For a century it has been universally assumed that Galileo wrote his celebrated Dialogue in a deliberate attempt to defeat the purpose of an edict issued by the Church to prohibit Copernican books."

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Hardcover
Number of pages
379
Dimensions
9 x 6.2 x 1.4 inches
Weight
1.7 pounds

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OL7873151M
ISBN 10
0802043445
ISBN 13
9780802043443
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6133041

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