Book ID: CBB000034168

Galileo: A life (1994)

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Reston, James, Jr. (Author)


Harper Collins


Publication Date: 1994
Physical Details: xiii + 319 pp.; bibl.; index

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Review Brooke, J.H. (1996) Review of "Galileo: A life". Journal for the History of Astronomy (pp. 68-74). unapi

Review Finocchiaro, M.A. (1995) Review of "Galileo: A life". Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences (pp. 486-88). unapi

Review Carroll, W.E. (1995) Review of "Galileo: A life". The Catholic Historical Review (pp. 84-86). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Wallace, William A.
Van Helden, Albert
Torrini, Maurizio
Shi, Yunli
Segre, Michael
Rossi, Massimiliano
Concepts
Astronomy
Historiography
Telescopes
Science
Science and art
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19th century
18th century
Renaissance
16th century
Places
Italy
Europe
China
Institutions
Accademia della Crusca
Jesuits (Society of Jesus)
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