title: The Galileo Affair (California Studies in the History of Science)
author: M. A. Finocchiaro
description: "Based on the Antonio Favaro Italian editions of 1890-1909 and the original text of 1632, this new masterpiece focuses on the Copernican controversy and surrounding scientific and philosophical issues." --"Renaissance Quarterly
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  From c-Numbers to q-Numbers
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  CALIFORNIA STUDIES IN THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  _The Galileo Affair: A Documentary History_ , edited and translated by Maurice
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  _The New World, 1939-1946_ (A Histor