Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems (Paperback, New Ed)

Galileo’s Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, published in Florence in 1632, was the most proximate cause of his being brought to trial before the Inquisition. Using the dialogue form, a genre common in classical philosophical works, Galileo masterfully demonstrates the truth of the Copernican system over the Ptolemaic one, proving, for the first time, that the earth revolves around the sun. Its influence is incalculable. The Dialogue is not only one of the most important scientific treatises ever written, but a work of supreme clarity and accessibility, remaining as readable now as when it was first published. This edition uses the definitive text established by the University of California Press, in Stillman Drake’s translation, and includes a Foreword by Albert Einstein and a new Introduction by J. L. Heilbron.

General

Imprint:	Modern Library Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Modern Library Science
Release date:	October 2001
First published:	October 2001
Authors:	Galileo
Translators:	Stillman Drake
Foreword by:	Albert Einstein
Introduction by:	John Heilbron
Dimensions:	203 x 130 x 36mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	640
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-375-75766-2
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > General
LSN:	0-375-75766-X
Barcode:	9780375757662

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