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Selected writings / Galileo Galilei ; translated by William R. Shea and Mark Davie ; with an introduction and notes by William R. Shea.

Author/creator Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642
Other author/creatorShea, William R.
Other author/creatorDavie, Mark.
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Descriptionxxxvii, 431 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Subject(s)
Science--Early works to 1800.
Astronomy--Early works to 1800.
Uniform titleWorks. Selections. English. 2012
Series Oxford world's classics
Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press) ^A400278
Contents A sidereal message -- Letters on the sunspots. First letter ; From the Third letter -- Science and religion. Letter to Don Benedetto Castelli ; Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina ; Letter from Cardinal Bellarmine to Paolo Antonio Foscarini ; Observations on the Copernican Theory -- From The assayer -- Dialogue on the two chief world systems. First day ; From the Second day ; From the Third day ; Fourth day -- The trial -- Two new sciences. From the First day -- From the Third day.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LanguageTranslated from the Italian.
LCCN 2011276800
ISBN9780199583690 (pbk.)
ISBN0199583692 (pbk.)

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