| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Marco Piccolino and Nick Wade analyse the scientific and philosophical work of Galileo Galilei from the particular viewpoint of his approach to the senses (and especially vision) as a means of acquiring trustworthy knowledge about the constitution of the world. |
| Contents |
Cover; Galileo's Visions; Copyright; Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Bibliographic abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Approaching Galileo's science through a fable ; 2 Subtleties of vision and of the scientific revolution ; 3 Casting light on Galileo's contrasts ; 4 The lunar candour and the litheosphorus ; 5 Sensory surprises |
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6 Seeing mountains on the moon 7 Visible and invisible luminous peaks of lunar mountains ; 8 Visual limits and the visibility of infinitesimals ; 9 Heavens sensed ; 10 Galileo's sensory philosophy ; 11 The problem of Galileo's predecessors |
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12 A moon circle: celestial reflections and illusions with Sarpi, Galileo, and Castelli 13 Alternative visions ; 14 Galileo's visions ; References ; Suggested readings ; Name index ; Subject index |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642.
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Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642. |
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Visual perception -- History.
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Visual perception. |
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History. |
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Eye -- Movements -- Research -- History.
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Eye -- Movements -- Research. |
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Eye -- Movements. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Wade, Nicholas J.
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| Other Form: |
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Piccolino, Marco. Galileo's visions. 1st ed. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2014 0199554358 (DLC) 2013948632 (OCoLC)865169355 |
| ISBN |
9780191510793 (electronic book) |
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0191510793 (electronic book) |
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1306372984 (electronic book) |
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9781306372985 (electronic book) |
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9780191766978 (ebook) |
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0191766976 (ebook) |
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9780199554355 |
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0199554358 (cloth) |
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