Galileo, science, and the church
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Galileo, science, and the church
(Ann Arbor paperbacks)
University of Michigan Press, c1992
3rd ed
- : hbk
- : pbk
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Note
Bibliography: p. [211]-220
Includes index
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When Pope Urban VIII described Galileo as the man who "gave rise to the greatest scandal in Christendom," he had no inkling that centuries later the case of Galileo would still be in the open courts of scientific and public opinion. Far from closing with his condemnation in 1633, this infamous controversy became a focal point for polemicists, apologists, novelists, and playwrights. Yet with few exceptions, the vast literature generated by the Galileo affair has either missed the real issues at stake or has lifted them out of their proper historical milieu.
Based on extensive research, Galileo, Science, and the Church admirably fills these gaps, presenting a penetrating and objective account of the circumstances, events, and enduring consequences of that momentous human and philosophical drama.
Recognized as a classic account of the case-in print for more than twenty-five years-this third edition is both updated and expanded. Langford has surveyed the most important advances in Galileo studies in the past three decades and deftly illustrates the continuing validity of his own account while making the modifications dictated by recent scholarship. Once again the author makes clear that this timeless drama has much to teach us about the enduring conflict between authority and freedom of thought and expression.
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