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Author: J. L. HeilbronPublisher: Harvard Univ Pr
ISBN-10: 0674854330Subject: History
ISBN-13: 9780674854338Topic: --
Format: HardcoverLanguage: English
Publication Year: 1999Condition: Good
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This scholarly work examines a lesser-known facet of the controversy between the Roman Catholic Church and anti-Ptolemaic scientists including Galileo, suggesting that the church actually advanced astronomical study during this period. By illuminating the reasons behind the church's decision to build observatories in their cathedrals from 1650 to 1750, this book reveals a highly politicized relationship between science and religion--one that differs greatly from popular belief. A New York Times Notable Book for 1999.

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"A fascinating history of astronomy that shows, as no other work has done so well, what happened to Italian science after Galileo's trial. An astonishing display of erudition and linguistic control, with a wealth of fine details, this is a major history that carves out a unique territory."--Owen Gingerich, Harvard University. 8 color illustrations. 42 halftones.
The heresy trial of Galileo gave us a flawed historical view of 17th-century Catholicism's stance toward science. Heilbron shows that, anticipating the Enlightenment by 100 years, the Catholic Church built the most spectacular and effective solar observatories in the world, in which church-sponsored science thrived.


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The Sun in the Church: Cathedrals as Solar Observatories

J. L. Heilbron

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ISBN: 0674854330
Publication Date: 1999-10-15
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Pages: 366
Height: 1.4000 inches
Width: 7.3000 inches
Weight: 2.1500 pounds

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