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Heilbron, J. L.

Galileo J. L. Heilbron. - Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2010 - xiv, 508 p. ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.

Includes genealogy, glossary, notes, works cited and index.

A Florentine education. Upbringing ; Gap years ; Character analysis -- A Tuscan Archimedes. Hell and mathematics ; Barycentric exercises ; De motu ; Galileo at 25 -- Life in the Serenissima. Settling in ; Steady state -- Galilean science. Reluctant astronomer ; Mover and shaker -- Calculated risks. Starry message ; Celestial messenger ; More rabbits from the hat ; Family affairs and former friends -- Miscalculated risks. Freelance exegetes ; Poetical interlude ; Ill omens -- Vainglory. The Pope ; The knight ; The windmill ; The tilt -- End games. Dramatis personae ; Winding up ; Last days ; The end of the affair?

Heilbron takes in the landscape of culture, learning, religion, science, theology, and politics of late Renaissance Italy to produce a richer and more rounded view of Galileo, his scientific thinking, and the company he kept.

ISBN: 9780199655984

LCCN: 2010933141

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB072348 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 015577613 Uk

Subjects--Personal Names:
Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642.
Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Astronomers--Italy--Biography.
Scientists--Italy--Biography.
Astronomers--Italy--Biography.
Scientists--Italy--Biography.

LC Class. No.: QB36.G2 / H445 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 520.92 HEI/Gal