{"product_id":"the-controversy-on-the-comets-stillman-drake-9781512801446","title":"The Controversy on the Comets of 1618: Galileo Galilei, Horatio Grassi, Mario Guiducci, Johann Kepler","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe appearance of three comets in the autumn of 1618 touched off a controversy of such proportions that its effects are still inextricably associated with some of the most dramatic events marking the dawn of our modern era. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis volume contains the principal works, in English translation, that were published during the extended controversy between Galileo and the Jesuits over the nature of comets, concluding with a commentary by Johann Kepler. The controversy of of both scientific and philosophical significance because it was in this connection that Galileo disclosed his conception of scientific method, which has been vastly influential on the course of modern thought. The principal work, \u003ci\u003eIl Saggiatore\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe Assayer\u003c\/i\u003e), is also of extraordinary literary merit; it is considered the greatest polemic ever written in the domain of physical science.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stillman Drake\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1512801445\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781512801446\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/29\/1960\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.94d","brand":"Stillman Drake","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43939920216319,"sku":"9781512801446","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_05f140ef-6ede-45ee-8923-49ec4ec28de0.jpg?v=1681444239","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-controversy-on-the-comets-stillman-drake-9781512801446","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}