The case of Galileo : a closed question? /
The "Galileo Affair" has been the locus of various and opposing appraisals for centuries: some view it as an historical event emblematic of the obscurantism of the Catholic Church, opposed a priori to the progress of science; others consider it a tragic reciprocal misunderstanding between...
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| Language: | English Italian |
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Notre Dame, Ind. :
University of Notre Dame,
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Table of Contents:
- One. From Galileo's Birth to His Teaching Years in Padua
- two. Copernicanism and the Bible
- three. The Scriptural Controversy Grows
- four. The Copernican Doctrine Is Declared to Be Contrary to Holy Scripture
- five. From the Polemics on the Comets to the Dialogue
- six. The Trial and Condemnation of Galileo
- seven. The Burdensome Inheritance of the Galileo Affair.