01006nam a2200145Ia 450000500170000000800410001702000180005808200150007610000200009124500390011126000370015030000140018750006290020165000300083020250714155851.0250714s9999    xx            000 0 und d  a9780521588416  a925.3bMAC  aMachamer, Peter 4aThe Cambridge Companion to Galileo  bCambridge University Pressc1998  a474 pages  aNot only a hero of the scientific revolution, but after his conflict with the church, a hero of science, Galileo is today rivalled in the popular imagination only by Newton and Einstein. But what did Galileo actually do, and what are the sources of the popular image we have of him? This 1998 collection of specially-commissioned essays is unparalleled in the depth of its coverage of all facets of Galileo's work. A particular feature of the volume is the treatment of Galileo's relationship with the church. It will be of interest to philosophers, historians of science, cultural historians and those in religious studies.  aBiography & Autobiography