The Crime of Galileo"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 on his road to personal tragedy."-Time |
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... given them eyes to see her works , has given them a brain apt to grasp and understand them . We are reminded of Copernicus in his dedication . There are many , he had told the Pope seventy years before , who despise science unless it ...
... given them eyes to see her works , has given them a brain apt to grasp and understand them . We are reminded of Copernicus in his dedication . There are many , he had told the Pope seventy years before , who despise science unless it ...
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... given him my own and Monsignor Serristori's copy . He appeared sensible of the difficulty but assured me that it was only for the sake of the book and its author that he had wished to have the said copies . Then I took occasion to ask ...
... given him my own and Monsignor Serristori's copy . He appeared sensible of the difficulty but assured me that it was only for the sake of the book and its author that he had wished to have the said copies . Then I took occasion to ask ...
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... given all sorts of juridical make - pretense , as we still are given today , but never , then or later , a clear and authoritative explanation of what that Reason of State could be . He knew what the Pope had said but admitted it made ...
... given all sorts of juridical make - pretense , as we still are given today , but never , then or later , a clear and authoritative explanation of what that Reason of State could be . He knew what the Pope had said but admitted it made ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
THE DAYS OF DISCOVERY | 5 |
DOMINI CANES | 27 |
Copyright | |
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