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Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, Ptolemaic and Copernican, Second Revised edition

By Galileo Galilei
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Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems presents a discussion between proponents of the Ptolemaic and Copernican cosmologies. This 1967 edition features a foreword by Albert Einstein and a translation based on the definitive National Edition overseen by Antonio Favaro. It also includes Galileo's own postils in the margins and materials added after the original 1632 publication.
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This 1967 edition of the Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is a revision of a 1953 edition. It includes a foreword by Albert Einstein, which is presented in en face German and English versions.

The translation itself is based on the definitive National Edition prepared under the direction of Antonio Favaro and published at Florence in 1897. The material specifically added to the text by Galileo himself after publication of the first edition (1632) has been included as well. In addition, the margins of the book include translations of Galileo's own postils (running notes), placed as nearly as possible beside their textual references.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780520004504

Publisher: University of California Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 August 1962

Country: United States

Imprint: University of California Press

Edition: 2nd edition

Illustration: 3 black-and-white illustrations and 31 line illustrations

Contributors:

  • Translated by Stillman Drake
  • Foreword by Albert Einstein

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 33.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 590g

Pages: 495

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