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Relativity of Motion: The Moving Ship Thought Experiment
(2015)
Galileo's "Dialogue on the Two Chief Systems of the World," includes a discussion about dropping balls from the mast of both a moving ship and a ship at rest in order to test the theory of inertia. If sailors actually had ...
The Trial of Galileo
(2017)
The story of Galileo’s trial in 1633 intertwines two crucial earlier episodes:
1. Galileo’s encounter with the Inquisition in 1616; and
2. Publication of Galileo’s Dialogue on the Two Chief Systems of the World in ...
Johann Kepler: Blueprints of the Universe
(2015)
Johann Kepler's "Mystery of the Universe" is rightly considered one of the brilliant illustrations in the history of astronomy. In it, Kepler used the five regular Pythagorean solids to refute the major objections to ...
Discorso particolare intorno all'unisono
(2016)
Vincenzo Galilei was among the first music theorists to advocate for a new system of tuning based on performance, instead of the mathematical principles of music set fourth by Pythagoras. Pythagorean music theory bases ...
Boldly Explore: Camille Flammarion (1888)
(2015)
Science is a quest of discovery, the challenge of boldly exploring where no one has gone before. That is the appeal and rhetorically durable theme which has made this woodcut so appealing. Many have reprinted this illustration ...
Johan Schreck: Galileo's Friend in China
(2015)
Johann Schreck joined the Jesuit order in 1611, the same year that he used Galileo's telescope to observe the satellites of Jupiter. Upon becoming a Jesuit Schreck joined the Jesuit mission in China, taking with him a ...
Della Porta: Natural Magic
(2017)
Giambattista della Porta was one of the most widely known European Renaissance magicians. In 1558, at the age of twenty three, the first edition of his book Natural Magic was printed. Due to its popularity and Della Porta ...
The Anatomy of a Book
(2016)
In order to understand the history of a book, it is important to understand the structure and organization of a book - it's anatomy. This learning leaflet explains the basic parts of a book through some simple exercises. ...
Galileo's World Discussion Guide
(2014-12-29)
A discussion guide organized around the book, "Galileo: A Very Short Introduction," by Stillman Drake. It is designed in conjunction with the Galileo's World Exhibition at the University of Oklahoma to be used as an ...
Florence Nightingale: Professionalized Health Care
(2015)
Florence Nightingale championed social reform and the organization of nursing as a profession. During the Crimean War, she organized the care of injured soldiers, making the rounds at night as the ÐLady with the lamp.Ð Her ...