Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Galileo
Translated by Stillman Drake
Foreword by Albert Einstein
Introduction by John Heilbron
SeriesModern Library Science
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:640
Dimensions(mm): Height 203,Width 130
Category/GenreGeneral
Astronomy, space and time
ISBN/Barcode 9780375757662
ClassificationsDewey:523.2
Audience
General
Illustrations 33 B&W ILLUSTRATIONS

Publishing Details

Publisher Random House USA Inc
Imprint Modern Library Inc
Publication Date 2 October 2001
Publication Country United States

Description

Galileo's masterwork, which, in asserting that the earth revolves around the sun forever changed the face of astronomy. Forward by J L Heilbron and

Author Biography

J. L. Heilbron is a professor of history and Vice Chancellor Emeritus, University of California at Berkeley, and currently Senior Research Fellow, Worcester College, Oxford. He is the author of numerous books on the history of science, including most recently The Sun in the Church- Cathedrals as Solar Observatories and Geometry Civilized- History, Culture, and Technique. Stephen Jay Gould is the Alexander Agassiz professor of zoology and professor of geology at Harvard and the Vincent Astor visiting professor of biology at New York University. Recent books include Full House, Dinosaur in a Haystack, and Questioning the Millennium. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and New York City.