Galileo's Instruments of Credit: Telescopes, Images, Secrecy by Mario Biagioli - 2006-04-14

University of Chicago Press, 2006. First U Chicago. Hardback, Dustjacket. Very good, small amount of curling/wear on front c.

University of Chicago Press, April 2006. Hardcover. USED Very Good.

Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2006. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0226045617 . DJ and boards show light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 9.1 X 6.2 X 1.0 inches; 302 pages; "Galileo's Instruments of Credit proposes radical new interpretations of several key episodes of Galileo's career, including his early telescopic discoveries of 1610, the dispute over sunspots, and the conflict with the Holy Office over the relationship between Copernicanism and Scripture. Galileo's tactics during this time shifted as rapidly as his circumstances, argues Mario Biagioli, and the pace of these changes forced him to respond swiftly to the opportunities and risks posed by unforeseen inventions, further discoveries, and the interventions of his opponents. Focusing on the aspects of Galileo's scientific life that extend beyond the framework of court culture and patronage, Biagioli offers a… Read More

UsedVeryGood. very nice clean copy, aside from signs of wear on the dust jacket, appears new

University of Chicago Press, 2006-06-23. Hardcover. Good/Good. 9x6x1. Shelf wear to dust jacket but appears to have hardly been read. Same day dispatch (Mon- Fri) from the UK if ordered by 1pm.

U.S.A.: University Of Chicago Press, 2006. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.