Description: Galileo Galilei's Two New Sciences, Hardcover by De Angelis, Alessandro, ISBN 3030719510, ISBN-13 9783030719517, Brand New, Free shipping in the US
This book aims to make Galileo Galilei (1) accessible to the modern reader by refashioning the great scientists masterpiece "Discourses and Mathematical Demonstrations Relating to Two New Sciences" in todays language.
Galileo Galilei stands as one of the most important figures in history, not simply for his achievements in astronomy, physics, and engineering and for revolutionizing science and the scientific method in general, but also for the role that he played in the (still ongoing) drama concerning entrenched power and its desire to stifle any knowledge that may threaten it. Therefore, it is important that todays readers come to understand and appreciate what Galilei accomplished and wrote. But the mindset that shapes how we see the world today is quite different from the mindset -- and language -- of Galilei and his contemporaries. Another obstacle to a full understanding of Galileis writings is posed by the countless historical, philosophical, geometrical, and linguistic references he made, along with his often florid prose, with its blend of Italian and Latin. De Angelis new rendition of the work includes translations of the original geometrical figures into algebraic formulae in modern notation and allows the non-specialist reader to follow the thread of Galileos thought and in a way that was barely possible until now.
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Book Title: Galileo Galilei's Two New Sciences
Number of Pages: Xxxviii, 163 Pages
Publication Name: Galileo Galilei's "Two New Sciences" : for Modern Readers
Language: English
Publisher: Springer International Publishing A&G
Publication Year: 2022
Subject: General, History, Physics / General
Item Weight: 16.8 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 9.3 in
Subject Area: Mathematics, Technology & Engineering, Science
Author: Alessandro. De Angelis
Item Width: 6.1 in
Series: History of Physics Ser.
Format: Hardcover
