Galileo: Decisive Innovator

By (author): "David M. Knight, Sally Gregory Kohlstedt, Michael Sharratt"
Genres:Nonfiction books  History books  History Of Science books  
Publish Date: January 1st 1994
Galileo: Decisive Innovator
ISBN0521566711
ISBN139780521566711
AsinGalileo: Decisive Innovator
CharactersGalileo Galilei
Original titleGalileo: Decisive Innovator (Cambridge Science Biographies)
To follow Galileo's career as he exploited unforeseen opportunities to unseat established ways of comprehending nature is to understand a crucial stage of the Scientific Revolution. Not overlooking his mistakes, this text makes his lasting contributions accessible to nonscientists.