Trial of galileo, the: essential documents
Éditeur :
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
ISBN :
9781624661334
Date de publication :
3 sept. 2014
Format :
Library binding
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
In 1633, the Roman Inquisition condemned Galileo as a suspected heretic for defending Copernicus's hypothesis of the earth's motion and denying the scientific authority of Scripture. This book draws upon Maurice A. Finocchiaro's earlier works, especially The Galileo Affair: A Documentary History