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Galileo’s Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems compares the Copernican or Heliocentric system with the Ptolemaic or Peripatetic, system of the cosmos. Published in Florence in 1632, it resulted in him being tried before the Inquisition. Using the dialogue form, Galileo masterfully shows the truth of the Copernican system that the Earth revolves around the Sun. The Dialogue is one of the most important treatises ever written. A work of supreme clarity and accessibility, it remains as accessible now as when it was published.

Astrophysicist and best-selling author Mario Livio draws on his own scientific expertise to provide captivating insights into how Galileo reached his bold new conclusions about the cosmos and the laws of nature. A freethinker who followed the evidence wherever it led him, Galileo was one of the most significant figures behind the scientific revolution. He believed that every educated person should know science as well as literature, and insisted on reaching the widest audience possible, publishing his books in Italian rather than Latin.

Lezioni del prof. Gaudio su Galileo Galilei

Galileo Galilei Audio Biography: The Life and Discoveries of a Renaissance GeniusEmbark on a journey through the groundbreaking life of Galileo Galilei, the Renaissance astronomer, physicist, and polymath, with the "Galileo Galilei Audio Biography" podcast. Each episode delves into the remarkable achievements and struggles of Galileo, from his pioneering use of the telescope to his revolutionary discoveries that forever changed our understanding of the cosmos.Listeners will explore Galileo's major contributions to science, his conflicts with the Catholic Church, and his enduring legacy in the ...