Galileo, Science, and the Church

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University of Michigan Press, 1992 - Biography & Autobiography - 225 pages
A penetrating account of the confrontation between Galileo and the Church of Rome
 

Contents

The Age of Galileo
1
Theories of the Universe
23
Scriptural Objections
50
The Decree Against Copernicus
79
Galileo and Urban VIII
105
The Trial of Galileo
137
The Galileo Case Today
159
Postscript to the Third Edition
189
Chronology
207
Bibliography
211
Index
221
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