Galileo Galilei
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| + | "One of the chief intellectual origins of what I have yet to prove to be the [[Cartesian]] [[category mistake]] seems to be this. When [[Galileo]] showed that his methods of scientific discovery were competent to provide a mechanical theory which should cover every occupant of space, Descartes found in himself two conflicting motives {[[world view]]s}. As a man of scientific genius he could not but endorse the claims of mechanics, yet as a religious and moral man he could not accept, as [[Hobbes]] accepted, the discouraging rider to those claims, namely that human nature differs only in degree of complexity from clockwork. The mental could not be just a variety of the mechanical."--''[[The Concept of Mind]]'' (1949) by Gilbert Ryle | ||
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| - | '''Galileo Galilei''' ([[15 February]] [[1564]] – [[8 January]] [[1642]]) was an [[Italian people|Italian]] [[physicist]], [[mathematician]], [[astronomer]], and [[philosopher]]; and a [[countercultural]] [[icon]] closely associated with the [[scientific revolution]]. His achievements include the first systematic studies of uniformly accelerated motion, improvements to the [[telescope]], a variety of astronomical observations, and support for [[Nicolaus Copernicus|Copernicanism]]. Galileo's experiment-based work is a significant break from the abstract approach of [[Aristotle]]. Galileo is often referred to as the "[[List of people known as the father or mother of something|father]] of modern [[astronomy]]", as the "father of modern [[physics]]", and as the "father of [[science]]". The motion of uniformly accelerated objects, treated in nearly all high school and introductory college physics courses, was studied by Galileo as the subject of [[kinematics]]. | + | '''Galileo Galilei''' ([[15 February]] [[1564]] – [[8 January]] [[1642]]) was an [[Italian people|Italian]] [[physicist]], [[mathematician]], [[astronomer]], and [[philosopher]]; and a [[countercultural]] [[icon]] closely associated with the [[scientific revolution]]. Galileo's experiment-based work is a significant break from the abstract approach of [[Aristotle]]. |
| + | ==Summary of Galileo's published written works== | ||
| + | Galileo's main written works are as follows: | ||
| + | *''The Little Balance'' (1586) | ||
| + | *''On Motion'' (1590) | ||
| + | *''Mechanics'' (ca. 1600) | ||
| + | *''[[Sidereus Nuncius|The Starry Messenger]]'' (1610; in Latin, Sidereus Nuncius) | ||
| + | *''Discourse on Floating Bodies'' (1612) | ||
| + | *''[[Letters on Sunspots]]'' (1613) | ||
| + | *''[[Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina]]'' (1615; published in 1636) | ||
| + | *''Discourse on the Tides'' (1616; in Italian, Discorso del flusso e reflusso del mare) | ||
| + | *''Discourse on the Comets'' (1619; in Italian, Discorso Delle Comete) | ||
| + | *''[[The Assayer]]'' (1623; in Italian, Il Saggiatore) | ||
| + | *''[[Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems]]'' (1632; in Italian Dialogo dei due massimi sistemi del mondo) | ||
| + | *''[[Two New Sciences|Discourses and Mathematical Demonstrations Relating to Two New Sciences]]'' (1638; in Italian, Discorsi e Dimostrazioni Matematiche, intorno a due nuove scienze) | ||
| == See also == | == See also == | ||
| * [[Galileo affair]] | * [[Galileo affair]] | ||
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| * [[Great Books of the Western World]] | * [[Great Books of the Western World]] | ||
| * [[Underground, l’histoire]] | * [[Underground, l’histoire]] | ||
| - | * [[E pur si muove!]] | + | *''[[Galileo as a Critic of the Arts]]'' (1954) by Erwin Panofsky. |
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"One of the chief intellectual origins of what I have yet to prove to be the Cartesian category mistake seems to be this. When Galileo showed that his methods of scientific discovery were competent to provide a mechanical theory which should cover every occupant of space, Descartes found in himself two conflicting motives {world views}. As a man of scientific genius he could not but endorse the claims of mechanics, yet as a religious and moral man he could not accept, as Hobbes accepted, the discouraging rider to those claims, namely that human nature differs only in degree of complexity from clockwork. The mental could not be just a variety of the mechanical."--The Concept of Mind (1949) by Gilbert Ryle |
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Galileo Galilei (15 February 1564 – 8 January 1642) was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher; and a countercultural icon closely associated with the scientific revolution. Galileo's experiment-based work is a significant break from the abstract approach of Aristotle.
Summary of Galileo's published written works
Galileo's main written works are as follows:
- The Little Balance (1586)
- On Motion (1590)
- Mechanics (ca. 1600)
- The Starry Messenger (1610; in Latin, Sidereus Nuncius)
- Discourse on Floating Bodies (1612)
- Letters on Sunspots (1613)
- Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina (1615; published in 1636)
- Discourse on the Tides (1616; in Italian, Discorso del flusso e reflusso del mare)
- Discourse on the Comets (1619; in Italian, Discorso Delle Comete)
- The Assayer (1623; in Italian, Il Saggiatore)
- Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems (1632; in Italian Dialogo dei due massimi sistemi del mondo)
- Discourses and Mathematical Demonstrations Relating to Two New Sciences (1638; in Italian, Discorsi e Dimostrazioni Matematiche, intorno a due nuove scienze)
See also
- Galileo affair
- Index Librorum Prohibitorum
- Age of Enlightenment
- Galileo's recantation
- Controversial book
- 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written
- Great Books of the Western World
- Underground, l’histoire
- Galileo as a Critic of the Arts (1954) by Erwin Panofsky.
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