Dialogue on the two greatest world systems the Ptolemaic and the Copernican / Galileo Galilei ; translated by Mark Davie ; with an introduction and notes by William R. Shea.

Author
Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642 [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2022.
  • ©2022
Description
xli, 513 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.

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    "'The truth which we arrive at by means of mathematical proofs is the same truth that is known to divine wisdom.' Galileo's Dialogue on the Two Greatest World Systems, the most brilliant and persuasive defence of the Copernican theory that the Earth goes around the Sun to have been written in the seventeenth century, is one of the foundation texts of modern science. This new translation renders Galileo's lively Italian prose in clear modern English, making the whole of Galileo's text readily accessible to modern readers, while William Shea's introduction and notes give a clear overview of Galileo's career and draw on the most recent scholarship to explain the scientific and philosophical background to the text. This volume provides everything necessary for an informed reading of Galileo's masterpiece"--Publisher's description.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Language note
    Text in English, translated from the Italian.
    ISBN
    • 9780198840138 (paperback)
    • 0198840136 (paperback)
    OCLC
    1303078235
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