Galileo, A Very Short Introduction

Galileo, A Very Short Introduction
Stillman Drake
SCIENCE •  2001 •  PAPER  • 152 PAGES

In a startling reinterpretation of Galileo's trial, Drake advances the hypothesis that Galileo's prosecution and condemnation by the Inquisition was caused not by his defiance of the Church but by the hostility of contemporary philosophers.  (SCI265, $11.95)





 
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