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A new Physics to support the Copernican system. Gleanings from Galileo's works

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 November 2010

Giulio Peruzzi
Giulio Peruzzi*
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Padua, Italy email: peruzzi@pd.infn.it
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Abstract

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Galileo's support to the Copernican theory was decisive for the revolutionary astronomical discoveries he achieved in 1610. We trace the origins of Galileo's conversion to the Copernican theory, discussing in particular the Dialogo de Cecco di Ronchitti da Bruzene in perpuosito de La Stella Nuova. Later developments of Galileo's works are briefly treated.

Keywords

History of ScienceHistory of AstronomyGalileo GalileiCopernican SystemScientific Revolution
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 6 , Symposium S269: Galileo's Medicean Moons: their impact on 400 years of discovery , January 2010 , pp. 20 - 26
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2010

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