Galileo and the science deniers

Intro -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Rebel with a Cause -- Chapter 2: A Humanist Scientist -- Chapter 3: A Leaning Tower and Inclined Planes -- Chapter 4: A Copernican -- Chapter 5: Every Action Has a Reaction -- Chapter 6: Into a Minefield -- Chapter 7: This Proposition Is Foo...

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Subtitles:Galileo
Main Author: Livio, Mario 1945- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York London Toronto Sydney New Delhi Simon & Schuster May 2020
In:Year: 2020
Edition:First hardcover edition
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Galilei, Galileo 1564-1642
B Galilei, Galileo 1564-1642 / Scientific revolution / Rejection of
Further subjects:B Religion and science
B Galilei, Galileo (1564-1642)
B Astronomers (Italy) Biography
B Scientists (Italy) Biography
B Faith and reason Christianity
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Summary:Intro -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Rebel with a Cause -- Chapter 2: A Humanist Scientist -- Chapter 3: A Leaning Tower and Inclined Planes -- Chapter 4: A Copernican -- Chapter 5: Every Action Has a Reaction -- Chapter 6: Into a Minefield -- Chapter 7: This Proposition Is Foolish and Absurd -- Chapter 8: A Battle of Pseudonyms -- Chapter 9: The Assayer -- Chapter 10: The Dialogo -- Chapter 11: The Gathering Storm -- Chapter 12: The Trial -- Chapter 13: I Abjure, Curse, and Detest -- Chapter 14: One Old Man, Two New Sciences -- Chapter 15: The Final Years -- Chapter 16: The Saga of Pio Paschini -- Chapter 17: Galileo's and Einstein's Thoughts on Science and Religion -- Chapter 18: One Culture -- Photographs -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Photo Credits -- Copyright.
ISBN:1501194739