Sidereus Nuncius, or the Sidereal Messenger |
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Author:
| Galilei, Galileo |
Translator:
| Van Helden, Albert |
ISBN: | 978-0-226-27903-9 |
Publication Date: | Jan 1989 |
Publisher: | University of Chicago Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $36.99 |
Book Description:
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"This fine translation is a god-send. . . . Surely you want to read what Galileo wrote. If so buy this book. Van Helden's introduction is scholarly; no one knows more about Galileo's telescope; the translation is superb; Van Helden's review of the reception of the
Sidereal Messenger is profound; the bibliography is extensive. What more can I say?"--David W. Hughes,
The Observatory "[
Sidereus nunclus] has never before been made available in its...
More Description"This fine translation is a god-send. . . . Surely you want to read what Galileo wrote. If so buy this book. Van Helden's introduction is scholarly; no one knows more about Galileo's telescope; the translation is superb; Van Helden's review of the reception of the Sidereal Messenger is profound; the bibliography is extensive. What more can I say?"--David W. Hughes, The Observatory
"[Sidereus nunclus] has never before been made available in its entirety in a continuous form, with full notes and comment. The introduction, translation and notes by Van Helden are a splendid example of the best scholarship and fullest accessibility. . . . we can now truly get to grips with the phenomenon of Galileo and what his life and work should mean to us today."--Robert Temple, Nature