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Book lists index The Galileo Affair Location: Bizzell Memorial Library, 5th floor Exhibit Hall.Introductory video What went wrong? Does the Galileo affair represent an inevitable conflict between science and religion? Sometimes in harmony, sometimes in conflict, science and religion interact … Continue reading →

Book lists index The New Physics Location: Bizzell Memorial Library, 5th floor Exhibit Hall.Introductory video How did Galileo create a mathematical physics? In 1638, Galileo published his masterwork of physics, Discourse on Two New Sciences. The two sciences were tensile … Continue reading →

Book lists index Controversy over the Comets Location: Bizzell Memorial Library, 5th floor Exhibit Hall.Introductory video What does it mean to say that mathematics is the language of nature? Galileo’s controversy over the comets illustrates how difficult it may be … Continue reading →

Book lists index Galileo and China Location: Bizzell Memorial Library, 5th floor Exhibit Hall.Introductory video How did European and Chinese astronomers collaborate in the world of Galileo? The Silk Road. The Forbidden City. The Great Wall. Asia has long held … Continue reading →

Book lists index Galileo and the Telescope Location: Various.Bizzell Memorial Library, 5th floor Exhibit Hall (Fall 2015, Summer 2016); also incorporated in “An Artful Observation of the Cosmos,” Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art (Spring 2016). What was it like … Continue reading →

Book lists index Galileo, Engineer Location: Bizzell Memorial Library, 5th floor Exhibit Hall.Introductory video What is it like to be an engineer in an era of mathematical discovery? In the Republic of Venice, Galileo’s day-to-day work as a Professor of … Continue reading →