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Trial Of Galileo 1612-1633

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Description for Trial Of Galileo 1612-1633 Paperback. This unique reader allows students to examine Galileo's trial as a legal event and, in so doing, to learn about seventeenth-century European religion, politics, diplomacy, bureaucracy, culture, and science. Editor(s): Mayer, Thomas F. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HR; LNF; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 296.

This unique reader allows students to examine Galileo's trial as a legal event and, in so doing, to learn about seventeenth-century European religion, politics, diplomacy, bureaucracy, culture, and science. Noted scholar of the trial Thomas F. Mayer has translated correspondence, legal documents, transcripts, and excerpts from Galileo's work to give students the opportunity to critically analyze primary sources relating to Galileo's trial.

To help contextualize the trial, Mayer provides an introduction that details Galileo's life and work, the Council of Trent, the role of the papacy, and the Roman Inquisition, and gives a clear explanation of how a ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781442605190
SKU
V9781442605190
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About Mayer, Thomas F.. Ed(S): Mayer, Thomas F.
The late Thomas F. Mayer was Professor of History at Augustana College and author of The Roman Inquisition: A Papal Bureaucracy and Its Laws in the Age of Galileo (2013), Reginald Pole, Prince and Prophet (2000), Cardinal Pole in European Context: A Via Media in the Reformation (2000), and Thomas Starkey and the Commonwealth: Humanist Politics and Religion in the ... Read more

Reviews for Trial Of Galileo 1612-1633
Mayer provides a sourcebook that is an ideal tool for any instructor introducing students to Galileo's trial and an excellent accompaniment to the insightful analysis found in the secondary literature.
Renaissance Quarterly Mayer widens our understanding of what affected investigations of Galileo's conflicts with Scripture and authority.
English Historical Review

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