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- Galileo’s activities as a practitioner: the side of Galileo’s work historians did not relate
- The practical knowledge shared by Galileo and from which his science emerged
- All the relevant letters from Galileo’s correspondence that provide an understanding of Galileo as an engineer translated into English for the first time
Part of the book series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science (BSPS, volume 269)
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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War and Practice
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Front Matter
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Practice and Science
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Front Matter
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The Engineer and The Scientist
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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Reviews
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“Valleriani’s Galileo Engineer is a valuable contribution to historians of Galileo and of early modern mechanics, as well as to scholars interested in recovering the practices of early modern artisans and engineers. Valleriani’s rich exposition and translated letters provide information not only about technical matters related to Galileo’s instruments and investigations but also about his interactions with craftsmen and merchants. The detailed analyses of Galileo’s working methods … will provide rich fodder for those interested in understanding the practices of early modern artisan-engineers.” (Renée J. Raphael, British Journal for the History of Science, Vol. 44 (4), December, 2011)Authors and Affiliations
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MPI für Wissenschaftsgeschichte, Berlin, Germany
Matteo Valleriani
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Galileo Engineer
Authors: Matteo Valleriani
Series Title: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8645-7
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, History (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010
Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-481-8644-0Published: 06 June 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-3230-8Published: 05 September 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-90-481-8645-7Published: 03 June 2010
Series ISSN: 0068-0346
Series E-ISSN: 2214-7942
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 320
Topics: History, general, History of Science, Philosophy of Science, Architectural History and Theory, History of Mathematical Sciences, History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics