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Author : Thomas F. Mayer
Release : 2012-01-01
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis The Trial of Galileo, 1612-1633 by : Thomas F. Mayer
Download or read book The Trial of Galileo, 1612-1633 written by Thomas F. Mayer. This book was released on 2012-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: English translations of primary documents.
Author : Thomas F. Mayer
Release : 2012-10-01
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis The Trial of Galileo, 1612-1633 by : Thomas F. Mayer
Download or read book The Trial of Galileo, 1612-1633 written by Thomas F. Mayer. This book was released on 2012-10-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique reader allows students to examine Galileo's trial as a legal event and, in so doing, to learn about seventeenth-century European religion, politics, diplomacy, bureaucracy, culture, and science. Noted scholar of the trial Thomas F. Mayer has translated correspondence, legal documents, transcripts, and excerpts from Galileo's work to give students the opportunity to critically analyze primary sources relating to Galileo's trial. To help contextualize the trial, Mayer provides an introduction that details Galileo's life and work, the Council of Trent, the role of the papacy, and the Roman Inquisition, and gives a clear explanation of how a trial before the Inquisition would have been conducted. Each primary source begins with a headnote, questions to guide students through each source, and suggested readings. The book includes a comprehensive cast of characters, a map of Galileo's Rome, a chronology of Galileo's life, and a list of secondary readings.
Author : Thomas Frederick Mayer
Release : 2000
Genre : HISTORY
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Book Rating : 206/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Trial of Galileo, 1612-1633 by : Thomas Frederick Mayer
Download or read book The Trial of Galileo, 1612-1633 written by Thomas Frederick Mayer. This book was released on 2000. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines Galileo's trial as a legal event. Includes correspondence, legal documents, transcripts and excerpts from Galileo's work for critical analysis of primary sources. Includes an introduction detailing Galileo's life and work, the Council of Trent, the role of the papacy and the Roman Inquisition and gives a clear explanation of how a trial before the Inquisition would have been conducted. Each primary source begins with a headnote, questions to guide students through each source and suggested readings.
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Release : 2014-09-03
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 351/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Trial of Galileo by :
Download or read book The Trial of Galileo written by . This book was released on 2014-09-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1633, the Roman Inquisition condemned Galileo as a suspected heretic for defending Copernicus's hypothesis of the earth's motion and denying the scientific authority of Scripture. This book draws upon Maurice A. Finocchiaro's earlier works, especially The Galileo Affair: A Documentary History (1989), to provide a brief, new documentary history of Galileo's trial that is simultaneously the most user-friendly and inclusive available.
Author : Maurice A. Finocchiaro
Release : 2007-10-17
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Synopsis Retrying Galileo, 1633–1992 by : Maurice A. Finocchiaro
Download or read book Retrying Galileo, 1633–1992 written by Maurice A. Finocchiaro. This book was released on 2007-10-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is must reading for historians of science and a delight for the interested public. From his access to many primary sources in the Vatican Library and from his broad knowledge of the history of the 17th century, Finocchiaro acquaints readers in an interesting manner with the historical facts of Galileo's trial, its aftermath, and its repercussions. Unlike many other works which present predetermined and, at times, prejudiced judgments, this work provides exhaustive evidence to allow readers to develop their own informed opinion on the subject.”—George V. Coyne, Director, Vatican Astronomical Observatory “The tragic condemnation of Galileo by the Roman Catholic Church in 1633 has become the single most potent symbol of authoritarian opposition to new ideas. Pioneering in its scope, Finocchiaro's book provides a fascinating account of how the trial and its cultural significance have been freshly reconstructed by scholars and polemicists down the ages. With a philosopher's eye for fine distinctions, the author has written an exciting commentary on the successive appearance of new primary sources and their exploitation for apologetic and secular purposes.”—John Hedley Brooke, author of Science and Religion: Some Historical Perspectives "If good history begins with good facts, then Retrying Galileo should be the starting point for all future discussions of the post-trial phase of the Galileo affair. Maurice Finocchiaro's myth-busting documentary history is not only a repository of little-known sources but a pleasure to read as well.”—Ronald L. Numbers, co-editor of When Christianity and Science Meet “Retrying Galileo tells the less well-known half of the Galileo affair: its long and complex history after 1633. Finocchiaro has performed an invaluable service in writing a book that explores how the trial and condemnation of Galileo has been received, debated, and reinterpreted for over three and a half centuries. We are not yet done with this contentious story.”—Paula E. Findlen, Ubaldo Pierotti Professor of Italian History and Director of the Science, Technology and Society Program, Stanford University
