The Person of the Millennium: The Unique Impact of Galileo on World History

by Manfred Weidhorn

Galileo's pioneering use of the telescope showed that the earth is not at the center of the universe and led to his trial and conviction by the Inquisition. This first clash between science and religion still bedevils us today in many ways. Galileo, however, made an even greater contribution to history when, in destroying medieval science and discovering the laws of motion, he established the procedure of modern science. As a direct result of his...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595368778
• ISBN13: 9780595368778
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"