Galileo's Logical Treatises
Galileo Galilei
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Hardback. Translates the logical treatises of Galileo's Latin manuscript and tries to make them intelligible to the modern reader. The translation is prefaced with an introduction describing the contents of the manuscript, the sources from which it derives and how it relates to his other writings. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 268 pages, 15 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPL; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 550.
Hard as it is to believe, what is possibly Galileo's most important Latin manuscript was not transcribed for the National Edition of his works and so has remained hidden from scholars for centuries. In this volume William A. Wallace translates the logical treatises contained in that manuscript and makes them intelligible to the modern reader. He prefaces his translation with a lengthy introduction describing the contents of the manuscript, the sources from which it derives, its dating, and how it relates to Galileo's other Pisan writings. The translation is accompanied by extensive ... Read more
Hard as it is to believe, what is possibly Galileo's most important Latin manuscript was not transcribed for the National Edition of his works and so has remained hidden from scholars for centuries. In this volume William A. Wallace translates the logical treatises contained in that manuscript and makes them intelligible to the modern reader. He prefaces his translation with a lengthy introduction describing the contents of the manuscript, the sources from which it derives, its dating, and how it relates to Galileo's other Pisan writings. The translation is accompanied by extensive ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
Series
Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
Number of Pages
249
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792315780
SKU
V9780792315780
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