Galileo and the Magic Numbers by Sidney Rosen A biography of the 16th century mathematician, physicist, and astronomer, who questioned the scientific theories set up by Aristotle and the Church. Also Review Delphi Collected Works of Galileo Galilei (Illustrated) by Galileo Galilei Galileo’s Astrology (A Special Issue of Culture and Cosmos Vol 7 #1 2003) … Read more
Delphi Collected Works of Galileo Galilei (Illustrated) by Galileo Galilei Galileo Galilei, the Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer, philosopher and mathematician, played a major role in the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century. His discoveries with the telescope revolutionised astronomy and paved the way for the acceptance of the Copernican heliocentric system, while his formulation of … Read more
Sidereus Nuncius, or The Sidereal Messenger by Galileo Galilei and Albert Van Helden (2015) Galileo Galilei’s Sidereus Nuncius is arguably the most dramatic scientific book ever published. It announced new and unexpected phenomena in the heavens, “unheard of through the ages,” revealed by a mysterious new instrument. Galileo had ingeniously improved the rudimentary “spyglasses” that … Read more