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Galileo Galilei

Discoveries and Opinions of Galileo

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1957

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Essay Topics

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Why did Galileo believe that his discovery about Jupiter’s stars confirmed Copernicus’s theories?

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What role does belief in God play in Galileo’s thought about the nature and purpose of astronomy?

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For Galileo, what role does mathematics play in astronomy?