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Galileo Galilei Galileo on the World Systems (Paperback)
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- Book Title
- Galileo on the World Systems
- Publication Name
- Galileo on the World Systems : a New Abridged Translation and Guide
- Title
- Galileo on the World Systems
- Subtitle
- A New Abridged Translation and Guide
- Translator
- Maurice A. Finocchiaro
- Contributor
- Maurice A. Finocchiaro (Translated by)
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 0520206460
- EAN
- 9780520206465
- ISBN
- 9780520206465
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Genre
- Literary Criticism
- Subject
- Science Nature & Math
- Release Year
- 1997
- Release Date
- 25/05/1997
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 1.2in
- Item Length
- 9in
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 22.4 Oz
- Publication Year
- 1997
- Type
- Textbook
- Number of Pages
- 387 Pages
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Galileo's 1632 book, Dialogue on the Two Chief World Systems, Ptolemaic and Copernican, comes alive for twentieth-century readers thanks to Maurice Finocchiaro's brilliant new translation and presentation. Condemned by the Inquisition for its heretical proposition that the earth revolves around the sun, Galileo's masterpiece takes the form of a debate, divided into four "days," among three highly articulate gentlemen. Finocchiaro sets the stage with his introduction, which not only provides the human and historical framework for the Dialogue but also admits the reader gracefully into the basic non-Copernican understanding of the universe that would have been shared by Galileo's original audience. The translation of the Dialogue is abridged in order to highlight its essential content, and Finocchiaro gives titles to the various parts of the debate as a guide to the principal topics. By explicating his own critical reading of this text that is itself an exercise in critical reasoning on a gripping real-life controversy, he illuminates those universal, perennial activities of the human mind that make Galileo's book a living document. This is a concrete, hands-on introduction to critical thinking. The translation has been made from the Italian text provided in volume 7 of the Critical National Edition of Galileo's complete works edited by Antonio Favaro. The translator has also consulted the 1632 edition, as well as the other previous English translations, including California's 1967 version . Galileo on the World Systems is a remarkably nuanced interpretation of a classic work and will give readers the tools to understand and evaluate for themselves one of the most influential scientific books in Western civilization.
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Publisher
University of California Press
ISBN-10
0520206460
ISBN-13
9780520206465
eBay Product ID (ePID)
923832
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Galileo on the World Systems : a New Abridged Translation and Guide
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
1997
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
387 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
22.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Qb41.G173 1997
Edition Description
Abridged Edition
Copyright Date
1997
Topic
General, Astronomy, Science & Technology
Lccn
96-004256
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Science
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