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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Galileo's groundbreaking dialogues are a summation of three decades
of scientific work he had undertaken in the fledgling field of
physics. This edition includes the diagrams crucial for
understanding the text. Writing these dialogues in 1638, the
elderly Galileo had a life of achievements behind him. Despite
attempts at suppression of his writings by the Roman Inquisition,
his ideas were successfully communicated across Europe. The motion
of objects and resistance to such motion, the concept of velocity,
and the laws of gravity are merely a few of the topics covered in
these detailed dialogues. At the outset, we are introduced to the
three conversation partners: Salviati, Sagredo and Simplicio. These
three Venetians embark on a scientific discussion, hoping to
explain the curiosities of things such as speed and movement. Over
the course of four days, their meetings grow in complexity and
scope as they strive to explain physical phenomena.
Galileo Galilei was a great scientist, and therefore not afraid of
causing controversy, even if he had to pay a great price. His
public advocacy of the Copernican over the Aristotelian system of
the universe flew directly in the face of biblical authority and
ecclesiastical tradition. Condemned and placed under house arrest
by the Inquisition, Galileo nonetheless devoted his last years to
the completion of his "Dialogues Concerning Two New Sciences",
which deals with motion and the resistance of solids. "The Two New
Sciences", which Galileo called his most important work, may be
regarded as the summary statement of a life devoted to scientific
experimentation and free inquiry un-trammeled by tradition and
authority.
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