Galileo's visions: piercing the spheres of the heavens by eye and mind
Auteur :
Piccolino, Marco / Wade, Nicholas J.
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780199554355
Date de publication :
5 déc. 2013
Dimensions :
25,3 x 18,1 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
842 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
In a fascinating and accessible style, Marco Piccolino and Nick Wade analyse the scientific and philosophical work of Galileo Galilei from the particular viewpoint of his approach to the senses (and especially vision) as a means of acquiring trustworthy knowledge about the constitution of the world