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- catalog abstract ""The book offers a fascinating account of the six trips Galileo made to Rome, from his first visit at age 23, as an unemployed mathematician, to his final fateful journey to face the Inquisition. The authors reveal why the theory that the Earth revolves around the Sun, set forth in Galileo's Dialogue, stirred a hornet's nest of theological issues, and they argue that, despite these issues, the Church might have accepted Copernicus if there had been solid proof. More interesting, they show how Galileo dug his own grave. To get the imprimatur, he brought political pressure to bear on the Roman Censor. He disobeyed a Church order not to teach the heliocentric theory. And he had a character named Simplicio (which in Italian sounds like simpleton) raise the same objections to heliocentrism that the Pope had raised with Galileo. The authors show that throughout the trial, until the final sentence and abjuration, the Church treated Galileo with great deference, and once he was declared guilty commuted his sentence to house arrest."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12956845.
- catalog contributor b12956846.
- catalog created "c2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "c2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
- catalog description ""The book offers a fascinating account of the six trips Galileo made to Rome, from his first visit at age 23, as an unemployed mathematician, to his final fateful journey to face the Inquisition. The authors reveal why the theory that the Earth revolves around the Sun, set forth in Galileo's Dialogue, stirred a hornet's nest of theological issues, and they argue that, despite these issues, the Church might have accepted Copernicus if there had been solid proof. More interesting, they show how Galileo dug his own grave. To get the imprimatur, he brought political pressure to bear on the Roman Censor. He disobeyed a Church order not to teach the heliocentric theory. And he had a character named Simplicio (which in Italian sounds like simpleton) raise the same objections to heliocentrism that the Pope had raised with Galileo. The authors show that throughout the trial, until the final sentence and abjuration, the Church treated Galileo with great deference, and once he was declared guilty commuted his sentence to house arrest."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-211) and index.".
- catalog description "Job hunting and the path to Rome : first trip, 1587 -- The door of fame springs open : second trip, 29 March-4 June 1611 -- Roman clouds : third trip, 10 December 1615-4 June 1616 -- Roman sunshine : fourth trip, 23 April-16 June 1624 -- Star-crossed heavens : fifth trip, 3 May-26 June 1630 -- Foul weather in Rome : sixth trip, 13 February-6 July 1633.".
- catalog extent "xi, 226 p., [32] p. of plates :".
- catalog identifier "0195165985 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "c2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Italy".
- catalog subject "520/.92 B 21".
- catalog subject "Astronomers Italy Biography.".
- catalog subject "Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642 Travel Italy Rome.".
- catalog subject "QB36.G2 S54 2003".
- catalog subject "Religion and science History 16th century.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Job hunting and the path to Rome : first trip, 1587 -- The door of fame springs open : second trip, 29 March-4 June 1611 -- Roman clouds : third trip, 10 December 1615-4 June 1616 -- Roman sunshine : fourth trip, 23 April-16 June 1624 -- Star-crossed heavens : fifth trip, 3 May-26 June 1630 -- Foul weather in Rome : sixth trip, 13 February-6 July 1633.".
- catalog title "Galileo in Rome : the rise and fall of a troublesome genius / William R. Shea and Mariano Artigas.".
- catalog type "text".