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- Publications
- Influence
Galileo in Rome: The Rise and Fall of a Troublesome Genius
- W. Shea, M. Artigas
- Art
- 2003
Galileo's trial by the Inquisition is one of the most dramatic incidents in the history of science and religion. Today, we tend to see this event in black and white-Galileo all white, the Church all… Expand
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Scienza, natura, religione : mondo newtoniano e cultura italiana nel primo Settecento
- W. Shea, V. Ferrone
- History
- 1 April 1985
From scientist to courtier
- W. Shea
- Biology
- Nature
- 1 December 1993
Galileo, Courtier: The Practice of Science in the Culture of Absolutism.By Mario Biagioli. University of Chicago Press: 1993. Pp. 402. & pound;23.95, & dollar;29.95.
Filled with Wonder: Kant’s Cosmological Essay, the Universal Natural History and Theory of the Heavens
- W. Shea
- Philosophy
- 1986
When the Universal Natural History and Theory of the Heavens appeared in 1755, Kant, then in his thirty-first year, was on the threshold of a new career. After serving for a period of nine years as a… Expand