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In a startling reinterpretation of the evidence, Stillman Drake here advances the hypothesis that Galileo's trial and condemnation by the Inquisition was not caused by his defiance of the Church, but by the hostility of other philosophers.Tags
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The author does a good job of setting Galileo in the context of his times. However, he freely admits that his take on some issues, particularly Galileo's own religious faith, goes against most scholarship on Galileo, so I'm not sure if this is really an "introduction"?
520.109 2 GAL
Apr 19, 2020Italian
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Past Masters (1980)
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- Canonical title
- Galileo : A Very Short Introduction
- Original title
- Galileo
- Original publication date
- 1980
- People/Characters
- Galileo Galilei
- First words
- The earliest explanations of man and his universe appear to have arisen from religion.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Now, envy ceasing, the sublimity of that intellect will begin to be known which will serve all posterity as guide in the search for truth.
- Disambiguation notice
- This work was first issued in the Past Masters series of short biographies from Oxford University Press. It was reissued in the Very Short Introductions series.
Stillman Drake also wrote other books on Galileo. Please use caution when combining.
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