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Galileo: A Very Short Introduction - Very Short Introductions
Drake, Stillman (formerly Professor of the History of Science, formerly Professor of the History of Science, University of Toronto)
Galileo: A Very Short Introduction - Very Short Introductions
Drake, Stillman (formerly Professor of the History of Science, formerly Professor of the History of Science, University of Toronto)
In a startling reinterpretation of the evidence, Stillman Drake advances the hypothesis that Galileo's trial and condemnation by the Inquisition was caused not by his defiance of the Church, but by the hostility of contemporary philosophers.
160 pages, halftones and drawings
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | February 22, 2001 |
ISBN13 | 9780192854568 |
Publishers | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 160 |
Dimensions | 160 × 130 × 10 mm · 140 g |
Language | English |