Galileo: 28 books

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) needs no formal introduction, being one of the most famous astronomers and scientists in history. After four years, Galileo had announced to his father that he wanted to be a monk. This was not exactly what father had in mind, so Galileo was hastily withdrawn from the monastery....

In 1609, Galileo, then Professor of Mathematics at Padua, in the service of the Venetian Republic, heard from a correspondent at Paris of the invention of a telescope, and set to work to consider how such an instrument could be made. The result was his invention of the telescope known by his name, and...

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) needs no formal introduction, being one of the most famous astronomers and scientists in history. After four years, Galileo had announced to his father that he wanted to be a monk. This was not exactly what father had in mind, so Galileo was hastily withdrawn from the monastery....

Galileo’s Dialogues Concerning Two New Sciences is one of the greatest works in western science. Written by Galileo in the last years of his life, (while under house arrest by the Inquisition for suspected heresy), the book had to be published abroad and eventually led to Galileo's censure. Written...

"And a part of the preface to Kepler's Dioptrics". "Containing the original account of Galileo's astronomical discoveries." According to Wikipedia: "Sidereus Nuncius (usually Sidereal Messenger, also Starry Messenger or Sidereal Message) is a short astronomical treatise (or pamphlet) published in New...

'Philosophy is written in this great book which is continually open before our eyes - I mean the universe...' Galileo's astronomical discoveries changed the way we look at the world, and our place in the universe. Threatened by the Inquisition for daring to contradict the literal truth of the Bible,...

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2 works of Galileo Galilei Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher (1564-1642) This ebook presents a collection of 2 works of Galileo Galilei . A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the work selected. Table of Contents: Discourse on Floating Bodies Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina

8 opere di Galileo Galilei Fisico, filosofo, astronomo e matematico italiano, considerato il padre della scienza moderna (1564-1642) Questo libro elettronico presenta una collezione di 8 opere di Galileo Galilei. Indice interattivo: Capitolo in biasimo della toga Due lezioni all'Accademia...

La Carta a la señora Cristina de Lorena, gran duquesa de Toscana (título original: Lettera a Madama Cristina di Lorena granduchessa di Toscana) es un carta escrita por el astrónomo, científico e intelectual Renacentista Galileo Galilei, en la que trata el problema de la religión y la ciencia....

Galileo Galilei’s Sidereus Nuncius is arguably the most dramatic scientific book ever published. It announced new and unexpected phenomena in the heavens, “unheard of through the ages,” revealed by a mysterious new instrument. Galileo had ingeniously improved the rudimentary “spyglasses”...

Galileo’s telescopic discoveries, and especially his observation of sunspots, caused great debate in an age when the heavens were thought to be perfect and unchanging. Christoph Scheiner, a Jesuit mathematician, argued that sunspots were planets or moons crossing in front of the Sun. Galileo, on...

"Il Saggiatore, nel quale con bilancia squisita e giusta si ponderano le cose contenute nella Libra" è un trattato scritto da Galileo Galilei, a cura dell'Accademia dei Lincei e dedicato all'accademico e maestro di Camera del papa Virginio Cesarini. Dopo aver avuto l'imprimatur dal teologo...

Christmas Summary Classics This series contains summary of Classic books such as Emma, Arne, Arabian Nights, Pride and prejudice, Tower of London, Wealth of Nations etc. Each book is specially crafted after reading complete book in less than 30 pages. One who wants to get joy of book reading especially...