Translated from the Italian. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
1. The Sidereal Messenger - 2. From Discourse on Bodies in Water - 3. From History and Demonstrations Concerning Sunspots - 4. Letters on Copernicanism and Scripture - 5. Reply to Cardinal Bellarmine - 6. From the Earlier Trial-Documents - 7. From The Assayer - 8. From Dialogue on the Two Chief World Systems - 9. From the Later Trial-Documents - 10. From Two New Sciences. Index.
Summary:
This is a collection of Galileo's most important writings, covering his entire career. Here the relevant concept of importance centers on their historical impact, and the history in question includes not only Galileo's life and the 17th century, but also the historical aftermath up to our own day.
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