Galileo Galilei
Subtitle: toward a resolution of 350 years of debate, 1633-1983
By: edited by Paul Cardinal Poupard ; with epilogue by John Paul II ; translation by Ian Campbell ; foreword by Donald S. Nesti.
Contributors: Poupard, Paul.
Series: Institute for World Concerns series
Publisher: Duquesne University Press
Published: 1987
Place of publication: Pittsburgh, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
Subjects: Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642.; Science, Renaissance.; Science -- Philosophy -- History.; Astronomy -- History.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Galileo and Copernicus / Bernard Vinaty; title: Galileo and the professors of the Collegio Romano at the end of the sixteenth century / William A. Wallace; title: Galileo and the philosophy of his time / Mario Vigano; title: Galileo and the theology of his time / François Russo; title: The Church and Galileo during the century of the Enlightenment / Bernard Jacqueline; title: Galileo yesterday and today / Pierre Costabel; title: Galileo and modern science / Ian Campbell; title: Galileo and contemporary scientists / Georges J. Béné; title: Epilogue : The greatness of Galileo is known to all / Pope Paul II.