Cover of Galileo's Instruments of Credit

Book 2007

Galileo's Instruments of Credit

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Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Language
English
Published
2007
  • Moral and ethical aspects
  • Criticism and interpretation
  • Research
  • Discoveries in science
  • History
  • Fernrohr
  • Wissenschaftliches Instrument
  • Geschichte

The author proposes radical interpretations of key episodes of Galileo's career, including his telescopic discoveries of 1610 the dispute over sunspots, and the conflict with the Holy Office over the relationship between Copernicanism and Scripture.