Galileo and the Scientific Revolution

by Laura Fermi and Gilberto Bernardini

Book Overview

An absorbing account of the origins of modern science as well as the warmly human story of a man and his pioneering work, this biography chronicles Galileo's innovations and inventions in fascinating... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486432262
• ISBN13: 9780486432267
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.1" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

Excellent short biography

What a great book on Galileo told in an interesting story-like manner. There is a nice balance between his life and scientific work,nicely translated by Laura Fermi, widow of the famous Italian physicist Enrico Fermi of atomic reactor fame...I liked the short digressions to inform us of the times in which Galileo lived and struggled so much...The well-balanced view on the Inquisition which sentenced Galileo is nicely written...I have read five different books on Galileo---this is the best small-volume introduction to Galileo...essential reading for scientists and science teachers in high schools and colleges