23%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
The Crime of Galileo
Giorgio de Santillana
€ 47.99
€ 37.06
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The Crime of Galileo
Paperback. Num Pages: 366 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 232 x 25. Weight in Grams: 586.
"In the gallery of what might be called the martyrs of thought, the image of Galileo recanting before the Italian Inquisition stirs the minds of educated modern men second only to the picture of Socrates drinking the Hemlock. That image of Galileo is out of focus . . . because it has been distorted by three centuries of rationalist prejudice and clerical polemics. To refocus it clearly, within the logic of its own time . . . de Santillana has written The Crime of Galileo, a masterly intellectual whodunit which traces not the life but the mental footsteps of Galileo ... Read more
"In the gallery of what might be called the martyrs of thought, the image of Galileo recanting before the Italian Inquisition stirs the minds of educated modern men second only to the picture of Socrates drinking the Hemlock. That image of Galileo is out of focus . . . because it has been distorted by three centuries of rationalist prejudice and clerical polemics. To refocus it clearly, within the logic of its own time . . . de Santillana has written The Crime of Galileo, a masterly intellectual whodunit which traces not the life but the mental footsteps of Galileo ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
Number of Pages
354
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226734811
SKU
V9780226734811
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
Reviews for The Crime of Galileo