Overview: Provides a very original biography of the pioneer of modern science.Covers all aspects: the scientific, the artistic, the philosophical, and the theological.Describes the cultural atmosphere in which .This book is a distinctively original biography of Galileo Galilei, probably the last eclectic genius of the Italian Renaissance, who was not only one of the greatest scientists ever, but also a philosopher, a theologian, and a man of great literary, musical, and artistic talent – “The Tuscan Artist”, as the poet John Milton referred to him. Galileo was exceptional in simultaneously exc
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