Galileo Galilei - When the World Stood Still |
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| Author:
| Naess, Atle |
| Translator:
| Anderson, J. |
| ISBN: | 978-3-540-21961-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2004 |
| Publisher: | Springer
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $67.95 |
Book Description:
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This prize-winning text presents a gripping account of the great mathematician and physicist Galileo Galilei. The story of his life and times, of his epoch-making experiments and discoveries, of his stubbornness and pride, of his patrons in the house of Medici, of his enemies and friends - all is brought vividly to life in this book.
This prize-winning text presents a gripping account of the great mathematician and physicist Galileo Galilei. The story of his life and times, of his epoch-making experiments and discoveries, of his stubbornness and pride, of his patrons in the house of Medici, of his enemies and friends - all is brought vividly to life in this book.