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A cogent portrayal of the beginnings of modern science and a turning point in the evolution of the freedom of thought. Celebrated, controversial, condemned, Galileo Galilei is a seminal figure in the history of science. Both Stephen Hawking and Albert Einstein credit him as the first... read more
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- Maffeo Barberini: Add a description of this character.
- Ludovico Cigoli
- Bernini
- Ciampoli
- Maculano
- Cardinal Bellarmine
- Copernicanism
- Cioli
- Francesco Niccolini
- Riccardi
- Mary
- Orazio Grassi
- Benedetto Castelli
- Michelangelo
- Christopher Scheiner
- Kepler
- Ferdinand
- Ingoli
- Venus
- Ariosto
- Passignano
- Thomas Aquinas
Authors & Contributors edit
- Dan Hofstadter (Author)
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 509.409032
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- Books › History › Europe › Italy › Renaissance
- Books › Science › Astronomy › Solar System
- Books › Science › History & Philosophy › History of Science
- Books › Science › Technology › History of Technology
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Religious Studies › Science & Religion
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Professionals & Academics › Scientists
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Christianity
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