On trial for reason : science, religion, and culture in the Galileo affair / Maurice A. Finocchiaro.
In 1633 the Roman Inquisition condemned Galileo as a suspected heretic for defending the astronomical theory that the earth moves, and implicitly assuming the theological principle that Scripture is not scientific authority. This controversial event has sent ripples down the centuries, embodying the...
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Oxford ; New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
2019.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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