On the Life of Galileo: Viviani's Historical Account and Other Early Biographies

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The first collection and translation into English of the earliest biographical accounts of Galileo's life This unique critical edition presents key early biographical accounts of the life and work of Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), written by his close contemporaries. Collected and translated into English for the first time and supplemented by an i

Stefano Gattei is visiting associate in history at the California Institute of Technology and Dibner Fellow at the Huntington Library. He is the author of Thomas Kuhn's "Linguistic Turn" and the Legacy of Logical Empiricism and Karl Popper's Philosophy of Science. He is the coeditor of Physics and Philosophy, the fourth volume of Paul Feyerabend's collected philosophical papers.

"Works by Galileo's seventeenth-century contemporaries, translated by Stefano Gattei, reveal at first hand the making of his myth in a tumultuous era."---Barbara Kiser, Nature "This book is a major scholarly achievement and represents the first collection and translation into English of the earliest biographical accounts of Galileo's life . . . The book gives readers many fascinating key insights into Galileo's life, work and character." * Paradigm Explorer * "This volume is a splendid contribution to Galileo's afterlife."---Eileen Reeves, Journal for the History of Astronomy "Gattei's philological and translation work is impeccable and the volume is completed by a rich apparatus as well as numerous historical illustrations. A gem in the editorial market on Galileo."---Matteo Valleriani, Metascience