Hermes and the Telescope: In the Crucible of Galileo's Life-World

by Paolo Palmieri

This book explores the life of Galileo Galilei through a philosophical and scientific lens, utilizing an innovative hermeneutic perspective that places his work in the wider context of early modern hermeticism, religious heresy, and libertinism.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1433131404
• ISBN13: 9781433131400
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.4"