Renaissance genius : Galileo Galilei & his legacy to modern science / David Whitehouse.
Pubblicazione:
New York : Sterling, c2009.
Descrizione fisica:
256 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
Contiene:
Indice: 1. Medieval madrigals 2. The hidden laws of nature 3. The perspiculum 4. The Starry messenger 5. The face of the Inquisition 6. Heresy 7. But it does move 8. A shrunken universe 9. Science rising. Galileo Galilei chronology. Bibliographical reference list. Further reading list. Other books by the Author. Author acknowledgments. Art acknowledgments. Index
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