Thus spoke Galileo : the great scientist's ideas and their relevance to the present day / [edited by] Andrea Frova and Mariapiera Marenzana ; translated by Jim McManus in collaboration with the authors.
Translation of: Parola di Galileo. Includes bibliographical references (p. [483]-484) and index.
Contents:
PART I: INTRODUCTION: Posthumous self-portrait of Galileo Galilei, philosopher -- The origin of nerves -- PART II: REVOLUTIONARY MOTIONS: Almost free fall -- Life aboard ship -- Towers arrows cannons and birds -- PART III: THE PENDULUM AND MUSIC: The divine harmonies -- PART IV: THE STARRY SKY ABOVE US: The crystal moon -- In the moonlight -- PART V: THE SPINNING EARTH: An ingenious wrong theory -- The seized atmosphere -- Stand still, ever moving sun -- PART VI: THE INVASION OF THE INFINITESIMALS: Infinite finite infinitesimal -- Down the slope -- PART VII: BODIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT: Archimedes and the weight of air -- Wax balls and dew drops -- Machines large and small -- PART VIII: FROM MATTER TO LIGHT: In horror at a vacuum -- The dark labyrinth of the senses -- As fast as light -- PART IX: ALL THAT GLITTERS: Quarrels among scientists -- The scientist and the cicada -- EPILOGUE: Conviction and abjuration.
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