Discoveries and Opinions of Galileo
Directing his polemics against the pedantry of his time, Galileo, as his own popularizer, addressed his writings to contemporary laymen. His support of Copernican cosmology, against the Church's strong opposition, his development of a telescope, ... [... more]
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Freeman J. Dyson
From Galileo to today's amateur astronomers, scientists have been rebels, writes Freeman J. Dyson. Like artists and poets, they are free spirits who resist the restrictions their cultures impose on them. In their pursuit of nature's truths, they ... [... more]
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James Reston, Jr.
James Reston, Jr., is a critically acclaimed writer and historian whose books include Warriors of God, The Last Apocalypse, Galileo: A Life, and his newest work, Dogs of God. He lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland, with his wife and Hillary. The ... [... more]
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Gentry Lee
Gentry Lee has been chief engineer on Project Galileo, director of science analysis and mission planning for NASA's Viking mission to Mars, and partner with Carl Sagan in the design, development, and implementation of the television series ... [... more]
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Drake Stillman
Directing his polemics against the pedantry of his time, Galileo, as his own popularizer, addressed his writings to contemporary laymen. His support of Copernican cosmology, against the Church's strong opposition, his development of a telescope, ... [... more]
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Fritz Weaver
Galileo Galilei was the foremost scientist of his day. Though he never left Italy, his inventions and discoveries were heralded around the world. His telescopes allowed him to reveal the heavens and enforce the astounding argument that the earth ... [... more]
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Roberto Casati
In this original, wide-ranging, and endlessly thought-provoking work of popular nonfiction, a leading science writer uncovers the pervasive presence of shadows in our world. For Plato, shadows were the symbol of our limitations. For Galileo, they ... [... more]
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John Heilbron
Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems , published in Florence in 1632, was the most proximate cause of his being brought to trial before the Inquisition. Using the dialogue form, a genre common in classical philosophical works, Galileo ... [... more]
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Freeman Dyson
An illuminating collection of essays by an award-winning scientist whom the London Times calls "one of the world's most original minds." From Galileo to today's amateur astronomers, scientists have been rebels, writes Freeman Dyson. Like [... more]
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