Galileo at Work: His Scientific Biography

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University of Chicago Press, 1981 - Biography & Autobiography - 536 pages
Detailed accounts, including many excerpts from Galileo's own writings, cover work on motion, mechanics, hydraulics, strength of materials, projectiles; construction of telescopes and pioneering astronomical observations; more. 36 black-and-white illustrations.

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