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Ivan Malara

Galileo and the Almagest, c.1589–1592: How Ptolemaic Astronomy Influenced Galileo’s Early Writings on Motion

Galileo and the Almagest, c.1589–1592: How Ptolemaic Astronomy Influenced Galileo’s Early Writings on Motion

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  • More about Galileo and the Almagest, c.1589–1592: How Ptolemaic Astronomy Influenced Galileo’s Early Writings on Motion

Format: Hardback
Length: 151 pages
Publication date: 12 November 2024
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG

By contextualizing Galileo’s initial reception of Ptolemy, the book reveals a fascinating historical backdrop, highlighting how the Almagest was intended to be read and studied in Galileo’s milieu during the last decades of the sixteenth century.

Weight: 350g
Dimension: 152 x 217 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783031706134
Edition number: 2024 ed.

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