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Spanning Galileo's entire career, this new collection presents an annotated translation of Galileo's most important writings as judged by their historical impact from the seventeenth century to the present. It thus presents not only those writings that bear most closely on key developments in physics, astronomy, epistemology, and scientific methodology, but those most relevant to general culture as well, including writings on the relationship between science and religion.
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the essential galileo Edited and Translated by maurice a. finocchiaro GALILEO GALILEI The Essential Galileo GALILEO GALILEI The Essential Galileo Edited and Translated by Maurice A. Finocchiaro Hackett Publishing Company, Inc. Indianapolis/Cambridge Copyright © 2008 by Hackett Publishing Company, Inc. All rights reserved 13 12 11 10 09 08 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 For further information, please address Hackett Publishing Company, Inc. P.O. Box 44937 Indianapolis, Indiana 46244-0937 www.hackettpublishing.com Cover design by Brian Rak and Abigail Coyle Interior design by Elizabeth L. Wilson Composition by Professional Book Compositors, Inc. Printed at Edwards Brothers, Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Galilei, Galileo, 1564–1642. [Selections. English. 2008] The essential Galileo / Galileo Galilei ; edited and translated by Maurice A. Finocchiaro. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-87220-937-4 (pbk.) — ISBN 978-0-87220-938-1 (cloth) 1. Science—Early works to 1800. 2. Astronomy—Early works to 1800. 3. Science—History. 4. Galilei, Galileo, 1564–1642. 5. Scientists— Italy. I. Finocchiaro, Maurice A., 1942– II. Title. Q155.G27 2008 500—dc22 2008018659 eISBN 978-1-60384-050-7 (e-book) Contents Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction: