Deutsch  Français  Nederlands 

Lewis, John. - Galileo in France : French reactions to the theories and trial of Galileo.

New York : Peter Lang, c2006. Hardcover. xix,276 pp. : ill. ; 24 cm. (Currents in comparative Romance languages and literatures, 109). Mailorder only - Alleen verzending mogelijk. Book condition : as new. - Galileo's astronomical and mechanical theories, and his subsequent trial for heresy, profoundly impacted the development of European science, philosophy, and theology, especially in seventeenth-century France, where it shaped the thought of some of its most important writers. France's long tradition of Gallican independence from Rome allowed Copernican and Galilean ideas to be discussed and promoted more freely than elsewhere. Placing those ideas in a national context, this book's individual chapters are devoted to tracing their development in the writings of Mersenne, Gassendi, Peiresc, and Descartes; similarly, resistance to Galilean ideas is traced through the writings of Froidmont, Morin, and the work of Cassini at the recently established Observatoire de Paris. ISBN 9780820457680.
EUR 18.00 [Appr.: US$ 18.88 | £UK 15 | JP¥ 2832] Book number #276597

is offered by:


Kloof Booksellers & Scientia Verlag
, Limmerick 7, 1046 AR Amsterdam, The Netherlands | Fax: +31 (0)20 627 1395
Email: kloof@xs4all.nl
Member of ILAB 




  Order this book

Ask for information

Back to your search results