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Galileo's instruments of credit

by Mario Biagioli

Cover of Galileo's instruments of credit
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The author proposes radical interpretations of key episodes of Galileo's career, including his telescopic discoveries of 1610 the dispute over sunspots, and the conflict with the Holy Office over the relationship between Copernicanism and Scripture.

Moral and ethical aspectsScientific apparatus and instrumentsCriticism and interpretationResearchMoral and ethical aspects of ResearchDiscoveries in scienceHistoryFernrohrWissenschaftliches InstrumentGeschichteLebensabschnitteGalilei, galileo, 1564-1642