| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 366 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps |
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text file PDF |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
I. INTRODUCTION: PEIRCE'S POSTULATE -- II. GALILEO AS THE NEW MICHELANGELO -- III. ARTISTIC CLARITY AND CULTURAL CRITIQUE -- IV. IMAGES OF JUPITER, THE FIXED STARS, AND THE MOON -- V. IMAGES OF THE SUNSPOTS -- VI. ART AS A SPACE OF ACTION -- VII. THE BOOK OF PHILOSOPHY AND THE BOOK OF NATURE -- VIII. CONCLUSION: PEIRCE'S CERTAINTY |
| Summary |
Contemporary biographies of Galilei emphasize, in several places, that he was a masterful draughtsman. In fact, Galilei studied at the art academy, which is where his friendship with Ludovico Cigoli developed, who later became the official court artist. The book focuses on this formative effect - it tracks Galilei's trust in the epistemological strength of drawings. It also looks at Galilei's activities in the world of art and his reflections on art theory, ending with an appreciation of his fame; after all, he was revered as a rebirth of Michelangelo. For the first time, this publication collects all aspects of the appreciation of Galilei as an artist, contemplating his art not only as another facet of his activities, but as an essential element of his research. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
In English. |
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Translated from German. |
| Subject |
Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642.
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Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642. |
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Drawing -- Scientific applications.
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Drawing -- Scientific applications. |
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Astronomy -- Early works to 1800.
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Astronomy. |
| Chronological Term |
Early works to 1800 |
| Genre/Form |
Early works.
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Electronic books.
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Dictionaries.
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Dictionaries.
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| Added Author |
Cohen, Mitch, 1952- translator.
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| Added Title |
Galileis denkende Hand. English https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2019093681
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9783110538304 |
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Print version: 9783110520064 |
| ISBN |
3110539217 (electronic book) |
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9783110538304 (electronic book) |
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311053830X (electronic book) |
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9783110539219 (electronic book) |
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9783110520064 (hardcover) |
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3110520060 (hardcover) |
| Standard No. |
10.1515/9783110539219 |
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9783110520064 |
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