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Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems

By Galileo
Foreword by Albert Einstein
Introduction by John Heilbron
Translated by Drake Stillman

By Galileo
Foreword by Albert Einstein
Introduction by John Heilbron
Translated by Drake Stillman

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Oct 02, 2001 | ISBN 9780375757662

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About Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems

Galileo’s Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, published in Florence in 1632, was the most proximate cause of his being brought to trial before the Inquisition. Using the dialogue form, a genre common in classical philosophical works, Galileo masterfully demonstrates the truth of the Copernican system over the Ptolemaic one, proving, for the first time, that the earth revolves around the sun. Its influence is incalculable. The Dialogue is not only one of the most important scientific treatises ever written, but a work of supreme clarity and accessibility, remaining as readable now as when it was first published. This edition uses the definitive text established by the University of California Press, in Stillman Drake’s translation, and includes a Foreword by Albert Einstein and a new Introduction by J. L. Heilbron.

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Galileo Galilei’s Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is one of the most important scientific treatises ever written. Using the dialogue form, a genre common in classical philosophical works, Galileo masterfully demonstrates the truth of the Copernican system over the… More about Galileo

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Category: Science | Nonfiction Classics | Philosophy

Paperback | $18.00
Published by Modern Library
Oct 02, 2001 | 640 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780375757662

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