Galileo Galilei

Delphi Collected Works of Galileo Galilei (Illustrated) (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Galileo Galilei, the Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer, philosopher and mathematician, played a major role in the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century. His discoveries with the telescope revolutionised astronomy and paved the way for the acceptance of the Copernican heliocentric system, while his formulation of the law of falling bodies and parabolic trajectories marked the beginning of a fundamental change in the study of motion. This comprehensive eBook presents Galileo's collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)

* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Galileo's life and works * New introductions, specially written for this collection, by Professor Kenneth Richard Seddon, OBE (QUILL, The Queen's University of Belfast) * Features Galileo's major works, with individual contents tables * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Features four biographies - discover Galileo's intriguing life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres

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CONTENTS:

The Books THE STARRY MESSENGER LETTER TO THE GRAND DUCHESS CHRISTINA DISCOURSE ON FLOATING BODIES DIALOGUE CONCERNING THE TWO CHIEF WORLD SYSTEMS DISCOURSES AND MATHEMATICAL DEMONSTRATIONS RELATING TO TWO NEW SCIENCES

The Biographies LIFE OF GALILEO by Sir David Brewster THE TRIAL OF GALILEO by A. Mézières GALILEO by Robert S. Ball BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: GALILEO GALILIEI

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Delphi Classics
• Seitenzahl: 1977
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Januar 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781786560582
• Artikelnr.: 47511973