The Resource Galileo
Galileo
Resource Information
The item Galileo represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri Libraries.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
Resource Information
The item Galileo represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri Libraries.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- Four hundred years ago, in 1610, Galileo published the Siderius nuncius, or Starry Messenger, a 'hurried little masterpiece' in John Heilbron's words. Presenting to the world his remarkable observations using the recently invented telescope - of the craters of the moon, and the satellites of Jupiter, observations that forced changes to perceptions of the perfection of the heavens and the centrality of the Earth - the appearance of the little book is regarded as oneof the greatest moments in the history of science. It was also a point of change in the life of Galileo himself, propelling him fro
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (932 pages)
- Contents
-
- Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Preface; Contents; Picture Acknowledgements; 1 A Florentine Education; 1.1 Upbringing; 1.2 Gap Years; 1.3 Character Analysis; 2 A Tuscan Archimedes; 2.1 Hell and Mathematics; 2.2 Barycentric Exercises; 2.3 De Motu; 2.4 Galileo At 25; 3 Life in the Serenissima; 3.1 Settling In; 3.2 Steady State; 4 Galilean Science; 4.1 Reluctant Astronomer; 4.2 Mover and Shaker; 5 Calculated Risks; 5.1 Starry Message; 5.2 Celestial Messenger; 5.3 More Rabbits From The Hat; 5.4 Family Affairs And Former Friends; 6 Miscalculated Risks; 6.1 Freelance Exegetes
- 6.2 Poetical Interlude6.3 Ill Omens; 7 Vainglory; 7.1 The Pope; 7.2 The Knight; 7.3 The Windmill; 7.4 The Tilt; 8 End Games; 8.1 Dramatis Personae; 8.2 Winding Up; 8.3 Last Days; 8.4 The End of the Affair?; Genealogy; Glossary of Names; Notes; Works Cited; Index
- Isbn
- 9780191612954
- Label
- Galileo
- Title
- Galileo
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Four hundred years ago, in 1610, Galileo published the Siderius nuncius, or Starry Messenger, a 'hurried little masterpiece' in John Heilbron's words. Presenting to the world his remarkable observations using the recently invented telescope - of the craters of the moon, and the satellites of Jupiter, observations that forced changes to perceptions of the perfection of the heavens and the centrality of the Earth - the appearance of the little book is regarded as oneof the greatest moments in the history of science. It was also a point of change in the life of Galileo himself, propelling him fro
- Cataloging source
- EBLCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Heilbron, John
- Dewey number
- 520.92
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QB36 .G2
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Galilei, Galileo
- Astronomers
- Scientists
- Galilei, Galileo
- Astronomers
- Scientists
- Italy
- Label
- Galileo
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-491) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Preface; Contents; Picture Acknowledgements; 1 A Florentine Education; 1.1 Upbringing; 1.2 Gap Years; 1.3 Character Analysis; 2 A Tuscan Archimedes; 2.1 Hell and Mathematics; 2.2 Barycentric Exercises; 2.3 De Motu; 2.4 Galileo At 25; 3 Life in the Serenissima; 3.1 Settling In; 3.2 Steady State; 4 Galilean Science; 4.1 Reluctant Astronomer; 4.2 Mover and Shaker; 5 Calculated Risks; 5.1 Starry Message; 5.2 Celestial Messenger; 5.3 More Rabbits From The Hat; 5.4 Family Affairs And Former Friends; 6 Miscalculated Risks; 6.1 Freelance Exegetes
- 6.2 Poetical Interlude6.3 Ill Omens; 7 Vainglory; 7.1 The Pope; 7.2 The Knight; 7.3 The Windmill; 7.4 The Tilt; 8 End Games; 8.1 Dramatis Personae; 8.2 Winding Up; 8.3 Last Days; 8.4 The End of the Affair?; Genealogy; Glossary of Names; Notes; Works Cited; Index
- Control code
- 778338904
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (932 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780191612954
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)778338904
- Label
- Galileo
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-491) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Preface; Contents; Picture Acknowledgements; 1 A Florentine Education; 1.1 Upbringing; 1.2 Gap Years; 1.3 Character Analysis; 2 A Tuscan Archimedes; 2.1 Hell and Mathematics; 2.2 Barycentric Exercises; 2.3 De Motu; 2.4 Galileo At 25; 3 Life in the Serenissima; 3.1 Settling In; 3.2 Steady State; 4 Galilean Science; 4.1 Reluctant Astronomer; 4.2 Mover and Shaker; 5 Calculated Risks; 5.1 Starry Message; 5.2 Celestial Messenger; 5.3 More Rabbits From The Hat; 5.4 Family Affairs And Former Friends; 6 Miscalculated Risks; 6.1 Freelance Exegetes
- 6.2 Poetical Interlude6.3 Ill Omens; 7 Vainglory; 7.1 The Pope; 7.2 The Knight; 7.3 The Windmill; 7.4 The Tilt; 8 End Games; 8.1 Dramatis Personae; 8.2 Winding Up; 8.3 Last Days; 8.4 The End of the Affair?; Genealogy; Glossary of Names; Notes; Works Cited; Index
- Control code
- 778338904
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (932 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780191612954
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)778338904
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