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Galileo Galilei : White, Michael, 1959-2018
Describes the life and work of the scientist who was persecuted by the Inquisition for his views of the universe
Includes bibliographical references and index
On trial — Guilty — “The Dialogue” — The Church — Conflict — The Age of Enlightenment — “The Wrangler” — The pendulum swing — The first clocks — The end of student life — The storyteller — Pisa again — The Leaning Tower of Pisa — Farewell to Pisa — Padua — Happy times — Problems to solve — Rolling, not falling — The idea of acceleration — More experiments, more discoveries — Cannonballs — Supernova — The birth of the telescope — An opportunity — Watching the moon and planets — Venus — “The Starry Messenger” — A burning jealousy — “The Assayer” — The trial — House arrest — Surviving — “Two New Sciences” — Galileo’s secret book — Final days — Remembering Galileo — Important dates
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