Stillman Drake (1910–1993)
Author of Discoveries and Opinions of Galileo
About the Author
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Works by Stillman Drake
Copernicus--philosophy and science: Bruno-Kepler-Galileo (Publication / Burndy Library) (1973) 20 copies
Mechanics in sixteenth-century Italy;: Selections from Tartaglia, Benedetti, Guido Ubaldo, & Galileo (University of… (1969) — Editor — 10 copies
Nature, experiment, and the sciences : essays on Galileo and the history of science in honour of Stillman Drake (1990) 8 copies
Telescopes, Tides, and Tactics: A Galilean Dialogue about The Starry Messenger and Systems of the World (1983) 5 copies
Associated Works
Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems: Ptolemaic and Copernican (1638) — Translator, some editions — 750 copies
Operations of the geometric and military compass, 1606 (1978) — Translator, some editions — 45 copies
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- Birthdate
- 1910-12-24
- Date of death
- 1993-10-06
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Canada
- Places of residence
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Awards and honors
- George Sarton Medal (1988)
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