Essays on Galileo and the History and Philosophy of Science: Volume 2

Stillman Drake

Published by University of Toronto Press 1999

Essays on Galileo and the History and Philosophy of Science

Volume 2

Stillman Drake
Edited by: Trevor H. Levere and Noel M. Swerdlow

In the series Heritage

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487572037

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Contents

About this book

This 3 volume collection includes 80 of the 130 papers published by Drake, most on Galileo but some on medieval and early modern science in general (principally mechanics). An essential supplement to Drake's translations and other books.

Author / Editor information

Drake Stillman :

Stillman Drake was Professor Emeritus at University of Toronto and his illustrious academic career spans over four decades.

Levere Trevor H. :

T.H. Levere is Professor and Director, Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, University of Toronto.
Swerdlow Noel M. :

N.M. Swerdlow is Professor, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Part V. Galileo: Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
1. The Title Page and Preface of Galileo's Dialogue Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	5
2. The Organizing Theme of the Dialogue Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	23
3. Reexamining Galileo's Dialogue Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	38
4. Galileo Gleanings - XVI Semicircular Fall in the Dialogue Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	58
5. Galileo Gleanings - XVII The Question of Circular Inertia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	69
6. The Tower Argument in the Dialogue Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	86
7. Galileo Gleanings - X Origin and Fate of Galileo's Theory of the Tides Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	97
8. History of Science and Tide Theories Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	107
Part VI. Galileo: Motion and Mechanics, including the Discourses on Two New Sciences
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	117
1. Galileo and the Law of Inertia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	121
2. The Concept of Inertia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	134
3. Galileo's Experimental Confirmation of Horizontal Inertia: Unpublished Manuscripts (Galileo Gleanings XX.II) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	147
4. Galileo's Discovery of the Parabolic Trajectory Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	160
5. Galileo's New Science of Motion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	171
6. Galileo's 1604 Fragment on Falling Bodies (Galileo Gleanings XVIII) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	187
7. Uniform Acceleration, Space, and Time (Galileo Gleanings XIX) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	208
8. The Uniform Motion Equivalent to a Uniformly Accelerated Motion from Rest (Galileo Gleanings XX) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	233
9. Galileo's Discovery of the Law of Free Fall Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	248
10. Galileo Gleanings - XXIII Velocity and Eudoxian Proportion Theory Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	265
11. Galileo's Work on Free Fall in 1604 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	281
12. Mathematics and Discovery in Galileo's Physics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	292
13. The Role of Music in Galileo's Experiments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	307
14. New Light on a Galilean Claim about Pendulums Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	316
15. Galileo's Accuracy in Measuring Horizontal Projections Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	321
16. Galileo and Mathematical Physics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	332
17. Galileo's Physical Measurements Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	346
18. Galileo's Constant Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	357
19. Galileo's Gravitational Units Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	370
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	377

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 412

eBook

Published: December 15, 1999
ISBN: 9781487572037