On Trial for Reason: Science, Religion, and Culture in the Galileo Affair

by Maurice A. Finocchiaro

Book Overview

In 1633, the Roman Inquisition condemned Galileo as a suspected heretic for defending the astronomical theory that the earth moves, and implicitly assuming the theological principle that Scripture is not scientific authority. This controversial event has sent ripples down the centuries, embodying the struggle between a thinker who came to be regarded as the Father of Modern Science, and an institution that is both one of the world's greatest religions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198797923
• ISBN13: 9780198797920
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.4"