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Galileo's trial by the Inquisition is one of the most dramatic incidents in the history of science and religion. Today, we tend to see this event in black and white--Galileo all white, the Church all black. Galileo in Rome presents a much more nuanced account of Galileo's relationship withRome. The book offers a fascinating account of the six trips Galileo made to Rome, from his first visit at age 23, as an unemployed mathematician, to his final fateful journey to face the Inquisition. The authors reveal why the theory that the Earth revolves around the Sun, set forth in Galileo'sDialogue, stirred a hornet's nest of theological issues, and they argue that, despite these issues, the Church might have accepted Copernicus if there had been solid proof. More interesting, they show how Galileo dug his own grave. To get the imprimatur, he brought political pressure to bear on theRoman Censor...
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History, Religion and science, Astronomers, Travel, Biography, Nonfiction, Galilei, galileo, 1564-1642, Religion and science, history, Voyages, Religion et sciences, Histoire, Astronomes, Biographies, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY, Science & Technology, SCIENCE, Astronomy, Geloof en wetenschap, Natuurwetenschappen, BiografiePeople
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Galileo in Rome: the rise and fall of a troublesome genius
2005, Oxford University Press
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0195177584 9780195177589
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Originally published: Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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