Gianfrancesco Sagredo and the Politics of Knowledge
by
Nick Wilding
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2014
Galileo’s Idol offers a vivid depiction of Galileo’s friend, student, and patron, Gianfrancesco Sagredo (1571–1620). Sagredo’s life, which has never before been studied in depth, brings to light the inextricable relationship between the production, distribution, and reception of political...