Trial of Galileo Essential Documents |
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| Edited and Translated by:
| Finocchiaro, Maurice A. |
| Series title: | Hackett Classics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-62466-133-4 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2014 |
| Publisher: | Hackett Publishing Company, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $34.95 |
Book Description:
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In 1633, the Roman Inquisition condemned Galileo as a suspected heretic for defending Copernicus'shypothesis of the earth's motion and denying the scientific authority of Scripture. This book draws uponMaurice A. Finocchiaro's earlier works, especially The Galileo Affair: A Documentary History (1989), toprovide a brief, new documentary history of Galileo's trial that is simultaneously the most user-friendlyand inclusive available.
In 1633, the Roman Inquisition condemned Galileo as a suspected heretic for defending Copernicus'shypothesis of the earth's motion and denying the scientific authority of Scripture. This book draws uponMaurice A. Finocchiaro's earlier works, especially The Galileo Affair: A Documentary History (1989), toprovide a brief, new documentary history of Galileo's trial that is simultaneously the most user-friendlyand inclusive available.