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Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Galileo
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Translated by Stillman Drake
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Foreword by Albert Einstein
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Introduction by John Heilbron
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Series | Modern Library Science |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:640 | Dimensions(mm): Height 203,Width 130 |
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Category/Genre | General Astronomy, space and time |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780375757662
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Classifications | Dewey:523.2 |
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Illustrations |
33 B&W ILLUSTRATIONS
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Random House USA Inc
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Imprint |
Modern Library Inc
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Publication Date |
2 October 2001 |
Publication Country |
United States
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Description
Galileo's masterwork, which, in asserting that the earth revolves around the sun forever changed the face of astronomy. Forward by J L Heilbron and
Author Biography
J. L. Heilbron is a professor of history and Vice Chancellor Emeritus, University of California at Berkeley, and currently Senior Research Fellow, Worcester College, Oxford. He is the author of numerous books on the history of science, including most recently The Sun in the Church- Cathedrals as Solar Observatories and Geometry Civilized- History, Culture, and Technique. Stephen Jay Gould is the Alexander Agassiz professor of zoology and professor of geology at Harvard and the Vincent Astor visiting professor of biology at New York University. Recent books include Full House, Dinosaur in a Haystack, and Questioning the Millennium. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and New York City.
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