- Galileo Project, The
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The life and work of Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) and the science of his time. A project of Rice University.
galileo.rice.edu
- Wikipedia: Galileo Galilei
Biography, scientific contributions, Church controversy, writings, and more about Galileo Galilei.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_Galilei
- Art of Renaissance Science: Galileo and Perspective
Explores the science of the Italian Renaissance and how Galileo's mathematics influenced the artwork of Renaissance painters and architects.
www.mcm.edu/academic/galileo/ars/arshtml/arstoc.html
- Catholic Encyclopedia: Galileo Galilei
The history of this famous conflict between ecclesiastical authority and science, from the church's point of view.
www.newadvent.org/cathen/06342b.htm
- MacTutor History of Mathematics: Galileo Galilei
Biography of the astronomer Galileo Galilei.
www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Galileo.html
- Modern History Sourcebook: The Crime of Galileo: Indictment of 1630
Text of the indictment against Galileo.
www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1630galileo.html
- Letter to Grand Duchess Christina of Tuscany, 1615
Written by Galileo.
www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/galileo-tuscany.html
- Galileo-Galilei.org
Pictures and quizzes dedicated to Galileo Galilei, his inventions, and discoveries.
www.galileo-galilei.org
- Biography of Galileo Galilei
Biography of astronomer Galileo Galilei from the Institute and Museum of the History of Science of Florence, Italy.
brunelleschi.imss.fi.it/genscheda.asp?appl=SIM&xsl=biografia&lingua=ENG&chi...
- Robert Bellarmine: Letter on Galileo's Theories, 1615
From the Modern History Sourcebook.
www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1615bellarmine-letter.html
- Galileo's Considerations on the Copernican Opinion
1615 letter.
www.marxists.org/reference/subject/philosophy/works/it/galileo.htm
- Galileo Galilei's Notes on Motion
View Galileo's actual manuscript Ms. Gal. 72 containing drafts (texts, drawings, and calculations) mostly pertaining to the theorems on motion published in the Discorsi. Includes meticulous annotations.
www.imss.fi.it/ms72/index.html
- Who2: Galileo
Contains a brief profile of the astronomer and mathematician, as well as several related links.
www.who2.com/galileo.html
- NOVA: Galileo's Battle for the Heavens
Companion site to the show discussing Galileo's struggles to persuade church authorities of the truth behind his discoveries about the cosmos.
www.pbs.org/nova/galileo
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