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Title:

The trial of Galileo, 1612-1633 / edited by Thomas F. Mayer.

Publisher:

University of Toronto Press,

Copyright Date:

c2012

Description:

xii, 210 p. : map ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Galilei, Galileo,--1564-1642--Trials, litigation, etc.
Trials (Heresy)--Rome--Rome--History--17th century--Sources.
Inquisition--Rome--Rome--History--17th century--Sources.
Religion and science--History--17th century--Sources.

Other Authors:

Mayer, Thomas F. (Thomas Frederick), 1951-

Notes:

English translations of primary documents. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Sunspot Letters : the cause of most of the trouble -- Formal proceedings begin -- The Inquisition and the Index take action -- Publication to Dialogue on the two chief world systems and the beginning of the trial's second phase -- Summons to Rome and Galileo's resistance -- Galileo arrives in Rome -- Formal proceedings resume -- Sentence and abjuration.

Summary:

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.

ISBN:

1442605197
9781442605190

OCLC:

(OCoLC)804030549

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)