{"product_id":"9780415503686","title":"The Routledge Guidebook to Galileo's Dialogue (The Routledge Guides to the Great Books)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe publication in 1632 of Galileo's Dialogue on the Two Chief World Systems, Ptolemaic and Copernican marked a crucial moment in the 'scientific revolution' and helped Galileo become the 'father of modern science'. The Dialogue contains Galileo's mature synthesis of astronomy, physics, and methodology, and a critical confirmation of Copernicus's hypothesis of the earth's motion. However, the book also led Galileo to stand trial with the Inquisition, in what became known as 'the greatest scandal in Christendom'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn The Routledge Guidebook to Galileo's Dialogue, Maurice A. Finocchiaro introduces and analyzes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ethe intellectual background and historical context of the Copernican controversy and Inquisition trial;\n\u003cbr\u003ethe key arguments and critiques that Galileo presents on both sides of the 'dialogue';\n\u003cbr\u003ethe Dialogue's content and significance from three special points of view: science, methodology, and rhetoric;\n\u003cbr\u003ethe enduring legacy of the Dialogue and the ongoing application of its approach to other areas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an essential introduction for all students of science, philosophy, history, and religion wanting a useful guide to Galileo's great classic.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52279396794679,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":211.24,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/3548\/7543\/files\/9780415503686-1.jpg?v=1783109716","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.my\/products\/9780415503686","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Malaysia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}