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Author:   Wolfgang W. Osterhage
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9783030062972

ISBN 10:   303006297
Pages:   156
Publication Date:   04 January 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Introduction - general outline and scope Time and Space - Italy just before and during Galileo's lifetime (economy, politics, culture, historical developments), landscapes and people Early Years (1564-1588) - the weight of solid bodies, la bilancetta Pisa - gravitational experiments (de motu) in this chapter as in all others following the structure is as follows: state of the art ante, Galilei´s results, (corresponce), impact Padova - telescope, astronomical discoveries Florence - further astronomical discoveries, first positioning to Copernicus, Saggiatore: further conflict potential Cosmological Excursion - world models, Anaximander, Ptolemy, Aristarch, Erastosthenes, Copernicus, Kepler Florence revisited - Dialogo and ist consequences, correspondence with Kepler Final Years - Discorsi Conclusions - importance of his contributions (discoveries, methodologies, scientific development, philosophy)

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Wolfgang Osterhage, born in 1948, holds PhDs in Physics and Information Science. He has worked as consultant to international organisations and corporations, and as lecturer and visiting professor at various institutes in Germany. Now, after many years of professional activity in other countries, he lives and works in the Rhineland as an independent author.

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