Galileo Galilei
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| '''Galileo Galilei''' ([[15 February]] [[1564]] – [[8 January]] [[1642]]) was an [[Italian people|Italian]] [[physicist]], [[mathematician]], [[astronomer]], and [[philosopher]]; and a [[countercultural]] [[icon]] closely associated with the [[scientific revolution]]. Galileo's experiment-based work is a significant break from the abstract approach of [[Aristotle]]. | '''Galileo Galilei''' ([[15 February]] [[1564]] – [[8 January]] [[1642]]) was an [[Italian people|Italian]] [[physicist]], [[mathematician]], [[astronomer]], and [[philosopher]]; and a [[countercultural]] [[icon]] closely associated with the [[scientific revolution]]. Galileo's experiment-based work is a significant break from the abstract approach of [[Aristotle]]. | ||
| + | ==Summary of Galileo's published written works== | ||
| + | Galileo's main written works are as follows: | ||
| + | *''The Little Balance'' (1586) | ||
| + | *''On Motion'' (1590) | ||
| + | *''Mechanics'' (ca. 1600) | ||
| + | *''[[Sidereus Nuncius|The Starry Messenger]]'' (1610; in Latin, Sidereus Nuncius) | ||
| + | *''Discourse on Floating Bodies'' (1612) | ||
| + | *''Letters on Sunspots'' (1613) | ||
| + | *''[[Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina]]'' (1615; published in 1636) | ||
| + | *''Discourse on the Tides'' (1616; in Italian, Discorso del flusso e reflusso del mare) | ||
| + | *''Discourse on the Comets'' (1619; in Italian, Discorso Delle Comete) | ||
| + | *''[[The Assayer]]'' (1623; in Italian, Il Saggiatore) | ||
| + | *''[[Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems]]'' (1632; in Italian Dialogo dei due massimi sistemi del mondo) | ||
| + | *''[[Two New Sciences|Discourses and Mathematical Demonstrations Relating to Two New Sciences]]'' (1638; in Italian, Discorsi e Dimostrazioni Matematiche, intorno a due nuove scienze) | ||
| == See also == | == See also == | ||
| * [[Galileo affair]] | * [[Galileo affair]] | ||
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Galileo Galilei (15 February 1564 – 8 January 1642) was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher; and a countercultural icon closely associated with the scientific revolution. Galileo's experiment-based work is a significant break from the abstract approach of Aristotle.
Summary of Galileo's published written works
Galileo's main written works are as follows:
- The Little Balance (1586)
- On Motion (1590)
- Mechanics (ca. 1600)
- The Starry Messenger (1610; in Latin, Sidereus Nuncius)
- Discourse on Floating Bodies (1612)
- Letters on Sunspots (1613)
- Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina (1615; published in 1636)
- Discourse on the Tides (1616; in Italian, Discorso del flusso e reflusso del mare)
- Discourse on the Comets (1619; in Italian, Discorso Delle Comete)
- The Assayer (1623; in Italian, Il Saggiatore)
- Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems (1632; in Italian Dialogo dei due massimi sistemi del mondo)
- Discourses and Mathematical Demonstrations Relating to Two New Sciences (1638; in Italian, Discorsi e Dimostrazioni Matematiche, intorno a due nuove scienze)
See also
- Galileo affair
- Index Librorum Prohibitorum
- Age of Enlightenment
- Galileo's recantation
- Controversial book
- 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written
- Great Books of the Western World
- Underground, l’histoire
- E pur si muove!
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