Galileo's Instruments of Credit

Telescopes, Images, Secrecy

Nonfiction, History, Italy, Science & Nature, Science, Other Sciences
Cover of the book Galileo's Instruments of Credit by Mario Biagioli, University of Chicago Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Mario Biagioli ISBN: 9780226045634
Publisher: University of Chicago Press Publication: June 1, 2007
Imprint: University of Chicago Press Language: English
Author: Mario Biagioli
ISBN: 9780226045634
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication: June 1, 2007
Imprint: University of Chicago Press
Language: English

In six short years, Galileo Galilei went from being a somewhat obscure mathematics professor running a student boarding house in Padua to a star in the court of Florence to the recipient of dangerous attention from the Inquisition for his support of Copernicanism. In that brief period, Galileo made a series of astronomical discoveries that reshaped the debate over the physical nature of the heavens: he deeply modified the practices and status of astronomy with the introduction of the telescope and pictorial evidence, proposed a radical reconfiguration of the relationship between theology and astronomy, and transformed himself from university mathematician into court philosopher.

Galileo's Instruments of Credit proposes radical new interpretations of several key episodes of Galileo's career, including his early telescopic discoveries of 1610, the dispute over sunspots, and the conflict with the Holy Office over the relationship between Copernicanism and Scripture. Galileo's tactics during this time shifted as rapidly as his circumstances, argues Mario Biagioli, and the pace of these changes forced him to respond swiftly to the opportunities and risks posed by unforeseen inventions, further discoveries, and the interventions of his opponents.

Focusing on the aspects of Galileo's scientific life that extend beyond the framework of court culture and patronage, Biagioli offers a revisionist account of the different systems of exchanges, communication, and credibility at work in various phases of Galileo's career. Galileo's Instruments of Credit will find grateful readers among scholars of science studies, historical epistemology, visual studies, Galilean science, and late Renaissance astronomy.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In six short years, Galileo Galilei went from being a somewhat obscure mathematics professor running a student boarding house in Padua to a star in the court of Florence to the recipient of dangerous attention from the Inquisition for his support of Copernicanism. In that brief period, Galileo made a series of astronomical discoveries that reshaped the debate over the physical nature of the heavens: he deeply modified the practices and status of astronomy with the introduction of the telescope and pictorial evidence, proposed a radical reconfiguration of the relationship between theology and astronomy, and transformed himself from university mathematician into court philosopher.

Galileo's Instruments of Credit proposes radical new interpretations of several key episodes of Galileo's career, including his early telescopic discoveries of 1610, the dispute over sunspots, and the conflict with the Holy Office over the relationship between Copernicanism and Scripture. Galileo's tactics during this time shifted as rapidly as his circumstances, argues Mario Biagioli, and the pace of these changes forced him to respond swiftly to the opportunities and risks posed by unforeseen inventions, further discoveries, and the interventions of his opponents.

Focusing on the aspects of Galileo's scientific life that extend beyond the framework of court culture and patronage, Biagioli offers a revisionist account of the different systems of exchanges, communication, and credibility at work in various phases of Galileo's career. Galileo's Instruments of Credit will find grateful readers among scholars of science studies, historical epistemology, visual studies, Galilean science, and late Renaissance astronomy.

More books from University of Chicago Press

Cover of the book Sing the Rage by Mario Biagioli
Cover of the book The Peloponnesian War by Mario Biagioli
Cover of the book About Method by Mario Biagioli
Cover of the book Reuben, Reuben by Mario Biagioli
Cover of the book The Dawn of Green by Mario Biagioli
Cover of the book Sex, Death, and Minuets by Mario Biagioli
Cover of the book Mixed Emotions by Mario Biagioli
Cover of the book A Place That Matters Yet by Mario Biagioli
Cover of the book Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 28 by Mario Biagioli
Cover of the book The Bad Lands by Mario Biagioli
Cover of the book New York's New Edge by Mario Biagioli
Cover of the book Artistic License by Mario Biagioli
Cover of the book The Last Walk by Mario Biagioli
Cover of the book The Danger of Romance by Mario Biagioli
Cover of the book People of Plenty by Mario Biagioli
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy