Galileo : A Very Short Introduction (Record no. 31022)
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| fixed length control field | 01381nam a22001817a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780192854568 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 520.92 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Drake, Stillman |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Galileo : A Very Short Introduction |
| Statement of responsibility | Stillman Drake |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Oxford |
| Name of publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year of publication | 2001 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xvii,127 Pages |
| Other physical details | 11x17 cm |
| -- | PB |
| 490 ## - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Very Short Introductions No. 44. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | A Very Short Introduction. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Include Illustrations and Index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | In a startling reinterpretation of Galileo's trial, Stillman Drake advances the hypothesis that Galileo's prosecution and condemnation by the Inquisition was caused not by his defiance of the Church but by the hostility of contemporary philosophers. Galileo's own beautifully lucid arguments are used in this volume to show how his scientific method was utterly divorced from the Aristotelian approach to physics; it was based on a search not for causes but for laws. Galileo's methods had an overwhelming significance for the development of modern physics, and they led to a final parting of the ways between science and philosophy. Now, in this extraordinary and concise introduction, Drake provides a stimulating view of Galileo's life and works, providing a fresh perspective on Galileo's methodology and his final incrimination. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Italy |
| -- | Astronomers |
| -- | Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Collection code | Permanent Location | Current Location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Non-fiction | Garrison Public Library Multan | Garrison Public Library Multan | General Stacks | 2017-04-21 | CRV/GPLM/13/2017 | 308.32 | 520.92 D756G 2001 | 35957 | Books |