Discoveries and Opinions of Galileo
1957
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Directing his polemics against the pedantry of his time, Galileo, as his own popularizer, addressed his writings to contemporary laymen. His support of Copernican cosmology, against the Church's strong opposition, his development of a telescope, and his unorthodox opinions as a philosopher of science were the central concerns of his career and the subjects of four of his most important writings. Drake's introductory essay place them in their biographical and historical context.
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Stillman Drake
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Stillman Drake was a Canadian historian of science best known for his work on Galileo Galilei.
