Essays on Galileo and the History and Philosophy of Science: Volume 1

by Stillman Drake

For forty years, beginning with the publication of the first modern English translation of the Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, Stillman Drake was the most original and productive scholar of Galileo's scientific work of our age. During that time, he published sixteen books on Galileo, including translations of almost all the major writings, and Galileo at Work, the most comprehensive study of Galileo's life and works ever...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802075851
• ISBN13: 9780802075857
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 476 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.9" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher