The Stars of Galileo Galilei and the Universal Knowledge of Athanasius Kircher

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Buonanno, Roberto (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Σειρά: Astrophysics and Space Science Library, 399
• Θέματα: Physics.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Popular works.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Popular Science, general.; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.

In this fascinating book, the author traces the careers, ideas, discoveries, and inventions of two renowned scientists, Athanasius Kircher and Galileo Galilei, one a Jesuit, the other a sincere man of faith whose relations with the Jesuits deteriorated badly. The Author documents Kircher’s often int...