Galileo's Visions

Galileo's Visions
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 337
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ISBN-10 : 9780199554355
ISBN-13 : 0199554358
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Book Synopsis Galileo's Visions by : Marco Piccolino

Download or read book Galileo's Visions written by Marco Piccolino and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a fascinating and accessible style, 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


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