GALILEO
by RONAN, COLIN A
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good copy.
- ISBN 10
- 0297768018
- ISBN 13
- 9780297768012
- Seller
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Lucca, Italy
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About This Item
London: Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1974. Designed by Freda Harmer. Contents: 1). Ancient wisdom. 2). Background to the Renaissance. 3). Renaissance Italy. 4). Florence, Venice and Rome. 5). Galileo's early years. 6). University student and scholar. 7). Professor at Pisa. 8). Venice and Padua. 9). The telescope. 10). Return to Florence. 11). Arguments and accusations. 12). A visit to Rome. 13). More controversy. 14). Barberini and the dialogue. 15). The storm breaks. 16). Trial. 17). Phoenix reborn. 18). Assessment. With notes, bibliography, chronology and index. 24 pages of colour and about 150 black-and-white illustrations. 264 pag. . 1st edition. Cloth/gilt titles spine/cover. Good copy.. 25,5cmx19cm.
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- Bookseller
- Festina Lente (IT)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023149
- Title
- GALILEO
- Author
- RONAN, COLIN A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good copy.
- Edition
- 1st edition
- ISBN 10
- 0297768018
- ISBN 13
- 9780297768012
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicholson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- italia aristoteles maffeo barberini copernicus orazio grazzi jesuits inquisition urban viii niccolini bellarmine tycho brahe
- Size
- 25,5cmx19cm
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