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History Renaissance

Essays on Galileo and the History and Philosophy of Science

Volume 3

by (author) Stillman Drake

edited by Trevor H. Levere & Noel M. Swerdlow

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Jan 2000
Category
Renaissance, Philosophy & Social Aspects, History
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780802081650
    Publish Date
    Jan 2000
    List Price
    $49.95

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For forty years, beginning with the publication of the first modern English translation of the Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, Stillman Drake was the most original and productive scholar of Galileo's scientific work. During those years, Drake published sixteen books on Galileo, including translations of almost all the major writings, and Galileo at Work, the most comprehensive study of Galileo's life and works ever written. Drake also published about 130 papers, of which nearly 100 are on Galileo and the rest on related aspects of the history and philosophy of science. The three-volume collection Essays on Galileo and the History and Philosophy of Science includes 80 of those papers.

In the papers included in Volume III, Drake explores some of the more technical and practical aspects of Galileo's work, focusing on his contributions to scientific instrumentation. The essays then turn to the history of science, demonstrating the breadth of Drake's interests both beyond and relating to the work of Galileo. These interests are again evident in the final papers in the collection, in which Drake writes on the philosophy of science and language.

This collection draws to conclusion Drake's writings on Galileo, capturing the influences and themes in Galileo's life and work.

About the authors

Stillman Drake was Professor Emeritus at University of Toronto and his illustrious academic career spans over four decades.

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Trevor H. Levere is a professor in the Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology at the University of Toronto. He is the editor of Annals of Science and the author of many books, including Affinity and Matter: Elements of Chemical Philosophy 1800-1865 and Chemists and Chemistry in Science and Society, 1750-1878.

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N.M. Swerdlow is Professor, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago.

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