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The Martyrs of Science, Or the Lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler (Classic Reprint)

Author : David Brewster

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Page : 246 pages

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Release : 2017-10-21

Category : Science

ISBN : 9780265575512

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The Martyrs of Science

Author : David Brewster

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Page : 258 pages

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The Martyrs of Science, Or, the Lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler

Author : Brewster David Sir

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Page : 172 pages

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Release : 2016-06-23

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ISBN : 9781318956173

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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.



The Martyrs of Science

Author : David Brewster

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Page : 252 pages

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Release : 2013-11

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ISBN : 9781293329740

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The Martyrs of Science

Author : David Brewster

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Release : 2012-07

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ISBN : 9781458925299

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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. Galileo announces his Discoveries in Enigmas.?Discovers the Crescent of Venus; the Ring of Saturn; the Spots on the Sun.?Similar Observations made in England by Harriot.?Claims of Fabricius and Scheiner to the Discovery of the Solar Spots.?Galileo's Letters toVelser on the Claims of Scheiner.?His Residence at the Villa of Salviati.? Composes his Work on Floating Bodies, which involve him in new Controversies. The great success which attended the first tele- scopic observations of Galileo induced him to apply his best instruments to the other planets of our system. The attempts which had been made to deprive him of the honour of some of his discover- ies, combined, probably, with a desire to repeat his observations with better telescopes, led him to announce his discoveries under the veil of an enigma, and to invite astronomers to declare, within a given time, if they had observed any new phenomena in the heavens. Before the close of 1610 Galileo excited the curiosity of astronomers by the publication of his first enigma. Kepler and others tried in vain to decipher it; but, in consequence of the Emperor Rodolph requesting a solution of the puzzle, Galileo sent him the following clew: Altissimam planetam tergeminam observavi. I have observed that the most remote planet is triple. In explaining more fully the nature of his observation, Galileo remarked that Saturn was not a single star, but three together, nearly touching one another. He described them as having no relative motion, and as having the form of three o's, namely, oOo, the central one being larger than those on each side of it. Although Galileo had announced that nothing new appeared in the other planets, yet he soon communicated to the world another discovery of no slight interest. ...



The Martyrs of Science, Or, the Lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler

Author : by David Brewster

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Page : 126 pages

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Release : 2018-07-07

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ISBN : 9781722359607

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The Martyrs of Science, or, The lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler by David Brewster CHAPTER I. Peculiar interest attached to his Life-His Birth-His early studies-His passion for Mathematics-His work on the Hydrostatic Balance-Appointed Lecturer on Mathematics at Pisa-His antipathy to the Philosophy of Aristotle-His contentions with the Aristotelians-Chosen professor of Mathematics in Padua-Adopts the Copernican system, but still teaches the Ptolemaic doctrine-His alarming illness-He observes the new Star in 1604-His magnetical experiments. The history of the life and labours of Galileo is pregnant with a peculiar interest to the general reader, as well as to the philosopher. His brilliant discoveries, the man of science regards as his peculiar property; the means by which they were made, and the development of his intellectual character, belong to the logician and to the philosopher; but the triumphs and the reverses of his eventful life must be claimed for our common nature, as a source of more than ordinary instruction. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.