Reading Galileo: Scribal Technologies and the Two New Sciences
Author:   Renée Raphael (Assistant Professor, University of California, Irvine)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
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9781421421773


Pages:   280
Publication Date:   10 May 2017
Format:   Hardback
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Reading Galileo: Scribal Technologies and the Two New Sciences


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Author:   Renée Raphael (Assistant Professor, University of California, Irvine)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.499kg
ISBN:  

9781421421773


ISBN 10:   1421421771
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   10 May 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

"AcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1 An anonymous annotator, Baliani, and the ""ideal"" readerChapter 2 Editing, Commenting, and Learning Math from GalileoChapter 3 Modifying authoritative reading to new purposesChapter 4 An annotated book of many usesChapter 5 The University of Pisa and a Dialogue between Old and NewChapter 6 Jesuit bookish practices applied to the Two New SciencesEpilogue NotesBibliographyIndex"

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This work provides an interesting historical examination of Galileo's original text. Recommended * Choice *


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Renee Raphael is an assistant professor of history at the University of California, Irvine.

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