The Magic of Numbers and Motion: The Scientific Career of Rene Descartes

Biographies & Memoirs

William R. Shea

Professionals & Academics

Science History Pubns

For centuries historians, scientists, journalists, and playwrights have speculated—sometimes wildly—about Galileo's infamous encounter with the Roman Catholic Church. In their compelling critique of these efforts, Shea and Artigas draw on old and new evidence to try to set the record straight, regardless of whose toes they might be stepping on.

Galileo Observed: Science and the Politics of Belief

Mariano Artigas

History

Science History Publications

First published in 1975 and often cited as a significant contribution to the establishment of history of science as a discipline within the academic community, this paperback reprint of a long out of print title, including a brief preface by the surviving editor, reaffirms many of its primary scholarly objectives while commemorating the 40th anniversary of Science History Publications/USA.

Reason, experiment, and mysticism in the scientific revolution

M.L. Righini Bonelli

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