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Galileo / John Heilbron.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.Description: 528 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780199655984 (pbk.) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 520.92 23
LOC classification:
  • QB36.G2
Summary: Galileo is aptly known as 'the father of modern science'. But there is much more to him than his well-known discoveries in physics and astronomy, and his infamous clash with the Catholic church. John Heilbron's biography presents a multi-talented but difficult man - writer, philosopher, scientist, musician, and artist.
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General The Harden Library, King's Hospital Main 520.92 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available R14994P0499

Originally published: 2010.

Galileo is aptly known as 'the father of modern science'. But there is much more to him than his well-known discoveries in physics and astronomy, and his infamous clash with the Catholic church. John Heilbron's biography presents a multi-talented but difficult man - writer, philosopher, scientist, musician, and artist.

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