As enjoyable as it is important, this classic encompasses 30 years of highly original experiments and theories. Its lively expositions discuss dynamics, elasticity, sound, strength of materials, and more. 126 diagrams.
Discourse on Bodies in Water by Galileo Galilei, Thomas Salusbury This 1612 essay challenged Aristotelian physics by asserting that sunspots are actual spots on the surface of the sun or in its atmosphere, rather than satellites. Introduction. Explanatory Notes. Index.
Copernicus and Modern Astronomy by Angus Armitage Masterly and authoritative, this book provides lucid accounts of the development and progress of the Copernican theory as well as a fascinating portrait of the man who clarified the basis for modern cosmology.
Galileo and the Scientific Revolution by Laura Fermi, Gilberto Bernardini An absorbing account of the origins of modern science as well as a biography, this book places particular emphasis on Galileo's experiments with telescopes and his observations of the sky.
