Galileo in Rome : the rise and fall of a troublesome genius / William R. Shea and Mariano Artigas.

Description:
1 online resource (xi, 226 pages) : illustrations
Publisher:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
Electronic resources
- ISBN: 9781280532979
- ISBN: 1280532971
- ISBN: 9780195184716
- ISBN: 0195184718
- ISBN: 0195165985
- ISBN: 9780195165982
- ISBN: 0198037147
- ISBN: 9780198037149
Bibliography, etc.: | Includes bibliographical references (page 215) and index. |
Contents: | ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE: Job Hunting and the Path to Rome: FIRST TRIP: 1587; ... Read More |
Restrictions on Access: | Access limited to residents of owning communities and students of owning institutions. |
Summary: | A detailed, revisionist study of the life and career of the great Italian scientist offers a focused ... Read More |
Source of Description: | Print version record. |
Subject: | Astronomers -- Italy -- Biography |
Genre: | History Biography Electronic books |
Citation:
Shea, William R.
"Galileo in Rome : the rise and fall of a troublesome genius."
Oxford ;
Oxford University Press,
2003.