num_pages: 320
description: Directing his polemics against the pedantry of his time, Galileo, as his own popularizer, addressed his writings to contemporary laymen. His support of Copernican cosmology, against the Church's strong opposition, his development of a telescope, and his unorthodox opinions as a philosopher of science were the central concerns of his career and the subjects of four of his most important writings. Drake's introductory essay place them in their biographical and historical context.
language: English
title: Discoveries and Opinions of Galileo
titlecomplete: Discoveries and Opinions of Galileo
genres: Academic, Physics, Astronomy, Philosophy, Biography, Science, Textbooks, Classics, Nonfiction, History
ratings_count: 322
publisher: Anchor