The Hinge of the World: In Which Professor Galileo Galilei, Chief Mathematician and Philosopher to His Serene Highness the Grand Duke of Tuscany, and His Holiness Urban VIII

By Richard N. Goodwin

A drama about the confrontation between two great men who changed history. The focus of the book centers around the epic struggle between the great Tuscan Galileo and his arch-opponent and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374170029
• ISBN13: 9780374170028
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
• Length: 209 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.0" x 6.0"