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29%OFFGalileo Galilei - Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, Ptolemaic and Copernican - 9780520004504 - V9780520004504
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Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, Ptolemaic and Copernican

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Description for Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, Ptolemaic and Copernican Paperback. "Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, Ptolemaic and Copernican, Second Revised Edition". Translator(s): Drake, Stillman. Num Pages: 495 pages, 3 black-and-white illustrations and 31 line illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 141 x 37. Weight in Grams: 822.
This 1967 edition of the "Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems" is a revision of a 1953 edition. It includes a foreword by Albert Einstein, which is presented in en face German and English versions. The translation itself is based on the definitive National Edition prepared under the direction of Antonio Favaro and published at Florence in 1897. The material specifically added to the text by Galileo himself after publication of the first edition (1632) has been included as well. In addition, the margins of the book include translations of Galileo's own postils (running notes), placed as nearly as ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
495
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1962
Condition
New
Weight
614g
Number of Pages
495
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520004504
SKU
V9780520004504
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