01624cam a2200289 i 4500 296004590 TxAuBib 20110106120000.0 100512s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780199583522 acid-free paper 0199583528 acid-free paper eng rda TxAuBib rda Heilbron, J. L. Galileo [BOOK] / J. L. Heilbron. Oxford [England : Oxford University Press, 2010. xiv, 508 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-491) and index. A Florentine education. Upbringing ; Gap years ; Character analysis -- A Tuscan Archimedes. Hell and mathematics ; Barycentric exercises ; De motu ; Galileo at 25 -- Life in the Serenissima. Settling in ; Steady state -- Galilean science. Reluctant astronomer ; Mover and shaker -- Calculated risks. Starry message ; Celestial messenger ; More rabbits from the hat ; Family affairs and former friends -- Miscalculated risks. Freelance exegetes ; Poetical interlude ; Ill omens -- Vainglory. The Pope ; The knight ; The windmill ; The tilt -- End games. Dramatis personae ; Winding up ; Last days ; The end of the affair? 20110106. Galilei, Galileo 1564-1642. Astronomers Italy Biography. Scientists Italy Biography. Biographies.