Essays on Giordano Bruno

by Hilary Gatti

Book Overview

This book gathers wide-ranging essays on the Italian Renaissance philosopher and cosmologist Giordano Bruno by one of the world's leading authorities on his work and life. Many of these essays were originally written in Italian and appear here in English for the first time. Bruno (1548-1600) is principally famous as a proponent of heliocentrism, the infinity of the universe, and the plurality of worlds. But his work spanned the sciences and humanities,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691148392
• ISBN13: 9780691148397
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.1"