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"Works by Galileo’s seventeenth-century contemporaries, translated by Stefano Gattei, reveal at first hand the making of his myth in a tumultuous era."---Barbara Kiser, Nature
"This book is a major scholarly achievement and represents the first collection and translation into English of the earliest biographical accounts of Galileo’s life . . . The book gives readers many fascinating key insights into Galileo’s life, work and character." * Paradigm Explorer *
"This volume is a splendid contribution to Galileo’s afterlife."---Eileen Reeves, Journal for the History of Astronomy
"Gattei’s philological and translation work is impeccable and the volume is completed by a rich apparatus as well as numerous historical illustrations. A gem in the editorial market on Galileo."---Matteo Valleriani, Metascience

On the Life of Galileo

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: 23/07/2019
      ISBN13: 9780691174891, 978-0691174891
      ISBN10: 069117489X
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      Biography: science, technology and medicine History of science Philosophy of science

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      "Works by Galileo’s seventeenth-century contemporaries, translated by Stefano Gattei, reveal at first hand the making of his myth in a tumultuous era."---Barbara Kiser, Nature
      "This book is a major scholarly achievement and represents the first collection and translation into English of the earliest biographical accounts of Galileo’s life . . . The book gives readers many fascinating key insights into Galileo’s life, work and character." * Paradigm Explorer *
      "This volume is a splendid contribution to Galileo’s afterlife."---Eileen Reeves, Journal for the History of Astronomy
      "Gattei’s philological and translation work is impeccable and the volume is completed by a rich apparatus as well as numerous historical illustrations. A gem in the editorial market on Galileo."---Matteo Valleriani, Metascience

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