by Galileo Galilei (Author), VanHelden (Author), EileenReeves (Author), Christoph Scheiner (Author)
Galileo's telescopic discoveries, and especially his observation of sunspots, caused great debate in an age when the heavens were thought to be perfect and unchanging. This title features a collection of the correspondence that constituted the public debate, including the English translation of Scheiner's two tracts and Galileo's three letters.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 410
Edition: abridged edition
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 30 Nov 2010
ISBN 10: 0226707164
ISBN 13: 9780226707167