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Author : David Brewster
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book The Martyrs of Science written by David Brewster and published by . This book was released on 1847 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ingrid D. Rowland
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 1466895845
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)
Download or read book Giordano Bruno written by Ingrid D. Rowland and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Giordano Bruno is one of the great figures of early modern Europe, and one of the least understood. Ingrid D. Rowland's pathbreaking life of Bruno establishes him once and for all as a peer of Erasmus, Shakespeare, and Galileo, a thinker whose vision of the world prefigures ours. By the time Bruno was burned at the stake as a heretic in 1600 on Rome's Campo dei Fiori, he had taught in Naples, Rome, Venice, Geneva, France, England, Germany, and the "magic Prague" of Emperor Rudolph II. His powers of memory and his provocative ideas about the infinity of the universe had attracted the attention of the pope, Queen Elizabeth—and the Inquisition, which condemned him to death in Rome as part of a yearlong jubilee. Writing with great verve and sympathy for her protagonist, Rowland traces Bruno's wanderings through a sixteenth-century Europe where every certainty of religion and philosophy had been called into question and shows him valiantly defending his ideas (and his right to maintain them) to the very end. An incisive, independent thinker just when natural philosophy was transformed into modern science, he was also a writer of sublime talent. His eloquence and his courage inspired thinkers across Europe, finding expression in the work of Shakespeare and Galileo. Giordano Bruno allows us to encounter a legendary European figure as if for the first time.
Author : William Boulting
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)
Download or read book Giordano Bruno written by William Boulting and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Alberto A. Martinez
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 1780239408
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (82 download)
Download or read book Burned Alive written by Alberto A. Martinez and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2018-06-15 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1600, the Catholic Inquisition condemned the philosopher and cosmologist Giordano Bruno for heresy, and he was then burned alive in the Campo de’ Fiori in Rome. Historians, scientists, and philosophical scholars have traditionally held that Bruno’s theological beliefs led to his execution, denying any link between his study of the nature of the universe and his trial. But in Burned Alive, Alberto A. Martínez draws on new evidence to claim that Bruno’s cosmological beliefs—that the stars are suns surrounded by planetary worlds like our own, and that the Earth moves because it has a soul—were indeed the primary factor in his condemnation. Linking Bruno’s trial to later confrontations between the Inquisition and Galileo in 1616 and 1633, Martínez shows how some of the same Inquisitors who judged Bruno challenged Galileo. In particular, one clergyman who authored the most critical reports used by the Inquisition to condemn Galileo in 1633 immediately thereafter wrote an unpublished manuscript in which he denounced Galileo and other followers of Copernicus for their beliefs about the universe: that many worlds exist and that the Earth moves because it has a soul. Challenging the accepted history of astronomy to reveal Bruno as a true innovator whose contributions to the science predate those of Galileo, this book shows that is was cosmology, not theology, that led Bruno to his death.
Author : David Brewster
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (3 download)
Download or read book The Martyrs of Science written by David Brewster and published by . This book was released on 1841 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William R. Shea
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195165985
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (951 download)
Download or read book Galileo in Rome written by William R. Shea and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2003-09-25 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two leading authorities on Galileo offer a brilliant revisionist look at the career of the great Italian scientist.
Author : Michael Deakin
Publisher : Prometheus Books
ISBN 13 : 161592129X
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (159 download)
Download or read book Hypatia of Alexandria written by Michael Deakin and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2010-09-30 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first biography of Hypatia of Alexandria to integrate all aspects of her life emphasizing that, though she was a philosopher, she was first and foremost a mathematician and astronomer of great accomplishment.
Author : Saurabh Singh Chauhan
Publisher : Saurabh Singh Chauhan
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 119 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book KNOW ABOUT "GIORDANO BRUNO" written by Saurabh Singh Chauhan and published by Saurabh Singh Chauhan. This book was released on 2022-02-15 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your welcome to biography of Giordano Bruno. Giordano Bruno was a 16th-century Italian friar, philosopher, mathematician, astronomer, and occultist. He is best known for his cosmological theories, which anticipated the Copernican model of the universe and held that the stars are distant suns surrounded by their own planets. Bruno's ideas were considered heretical by the Catholic Church, and he was burned at the stake in Rome in 1600. Bruno was born in Nola, Italy, in 1548. He joined the Dominican Order at the age of 15, but he soon became disillusioned with the Church's teachings. He left the Order in 1572 and began to travel throughout Europe, teaching his ideas about cosmology and philosophy. In 1576, Bruno published his book On the Shadows of the Ideas, in which he outlined his cosmological theories. He argued that the universe is infinite and that it contains many inhabited worlds. He also rejected the Aristotelian view of the universe as a finite sphere centered on the Earth. Bruno's ideas were controversial from the start. He was accused of heresy by the Catholic Church and forced to flee Geneva in 1583. He then spent several years in France, where he was protected by King Henry III. However, after Henry's death in 1589, Bruno was forced to flee again. In 1591, Bruno returned to Italy. He was arrested in Venice in 1592 and extradited to Rome. He was put on trial for heresy and found guilty. On February 17, 1600, Bruno was burned at the stake in Campo de' Fiori. Despite his execution, Bruno's ideas had a profound influence on later thinkers. His work helped to pave the way for the scientific revolution of the 17th century. Bruno's Contributions to Science and Philosophy Bruno made a number of important contributions to science and philosophy. He was one of the first to advocate for the Copernican model of the universe, which placed the Sun at the center of the solar system. He also argued that the universe is infinite and that it contains many inhabited worlds. Bruno's work on cosmology was highly influential. His ideas were adopted by many of the leading scientists of the 17th century, including Galileo Galilei and Johannes Kepler. Bruno's work also had a significant impact on the development of modern philosophy. Bruno's Legacy Bruno's legacy is complex and contested. On the one hand, he is celebrated as a martyr for science and free thought. On the other hand, he has also been criticized for his heretical views and his advocacy of magic and the occult. Despite the controversy surrounding his legacy, Bruno remains an important figure in the history of science and philosophy. His work helped to pave the way for the scientific revolution of the 17th century and he continues to inspire thinkers today.
Author : Philip Ball
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226829340
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (268 download)
Download or read book Serving the Reich written by Philip Ball and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2023-10-20 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The compelling story of leading physicists in Germany—including Peter Debye, Max Planck, and Werner Heisenberg—and how they accommodated themselves to working within the Nazi state in the 1930s and ’40s. After World War II, most scientists in Germany maintained that they had been apolitical or actively resisted the Nazi regime, but the true story is much more complicated. In Serving the Reich, Philip Ball takes a fresh look at that controversial history, contrasting the career of Peter Debye, director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics in Berlin, with those of two other leading physicists in Germany during the Third Reich: Max Planck, the elder statesman of physics after whom Germany’s premier scientific society is now named, and Werner Heisenberg, who succeeded Debye as director of the institute when it became focused on the development of nuclear power and weapons. Mixing history, science, and biography, Ball’s gripping exploration of the lives of scientists under Nazism offers a powerful portrait of moral choice and personal responsibility, as scientists navigated “the grey zone between complicity and resistance.” Ball’s account of the different choices these three men and their colleagues made shows how there can be no clear-cut answers or judgment of their conduct. Yet, despite these ambiguities, Ball makes it undeniable that the German scientific establishment as a whole mounted no serious resistance to the Nazis, and in many ways acted as a willing instrument of the state. Serving the Reich considers what this problematic history can tell us about the relationship between science and politics today. Ultimately, Ball argues, a determination to present science as an abstract inquiry into nature that is “above politics” can leave science and scientists dangerously compromised and vulnerable to political manipulation.
Author : Brewster David
Publisher : Double 9 Books
ISBN 13 : 9789359326221
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (262 download)
Download or read book The Martyrs Of Science Or, The Lives Of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, And Kepler written by Brewster David and published by Double 9 Books. This book was released on 2023-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Martyrs of Science" is a historical paintings written by means of David Brewster, a Scottish physicist and inventor, within the nineteenth century. The book presents a compelling account of the lives and contributions of exquisite scientists who confronted adversity and persecution within the pursuit of their discoveries. Brewster's paintings focuses on the demanding situations and sacrifices persisted through these "martyrs" of technology, individuals who frequently encountered resistance from religious authorities, societal norms, and political institutions. The book highlights figures like Galileo Galilei, who clashed with the Catholic Church over his heliocentric model of the solar system, and Michael Servetus, a pioneer within the subject of anatomy who was performed for his unorthodox religious beliefs. Through engaging narratives and historical bills, Brewster underscores the significance of clinical inquiry and the courage it regularly requires to project prevailing dogmas. "The Martyrs of Science" serves as a tribute to individuals who risked their livelihoods or even their lives to enhance human expertise and understanding. Overall, David Brewster's paintings gives readers a profound appreciation for the determination and fortitude of these clinical pioneers, losing mild on their struggles and the enduring impact in their contributions to the progress of technological know-how and human civilization.
Author : Sir David Brewster
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
ISBN 13 : 1465537198
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (655 download)
Download or read book The Martyrs of Science: The Lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler written by Sir David Brewster and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on 1903 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of the life and labours of Galileo is pregnant with a peculiar interest to the general reader, as well as to the philosopher. His brilliant discoveries, the man of science regards as his peculiar property; the means by which they were made, and the development of his intellectual character, belong to the logician and to the philosopher; but the triumphs and the reverses of his eventful life must be claimed for our common nature, as a source of more than ordinary instruction. The lengthened career which Providence assigned to Galileo was filled up throughout its rugged outline with events even of dramatic interest. But though it was emblazoned with achievements of transcendent magnitude, yet his noblest discoveries were the derision of his contemporaries, and were even denounced as crimes which merited the vengeance of Heaven. Though he was the idol of his friends, and the favoured companion of princes, yet he afterwards became the victim of persecution, and spent some of his last hours within the walls of a prison; and though the Almighty granted him, as it were, a new sight to descry unknown worlds in the obscurity of space, yet the eyes which were allowed to witness such wonders, were themselves doomed to be closed in darkness.
Author : Michael Newton Keas
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1504057724
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (4 download)
Download or read book Unbelievable written by Michael Newton Keas and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2019-01-08 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unbelievable explodes seven of the most popular and pernicious myths about science and religion. Michael Newton Keas, a historian of science, lays out the facts to show how far the conventional wisdom departs from reality. He also shows how these myths have proliferated over the past four centuries and exert so much influence today, infiltrating science textbooks and popular culture. The seven myths, Keas shows, amount to little more than religion bashing—especially Christianity bashing. Unbelievable reveals: · Why the “Dark Ages” never happened · Why we didn’t need Christopher Columbus to prove the earth was round · Why Copernicus would be shocked to learn that he supposedly demoted humans from the center of the universe · What everyone gets wrong about Galileo’s clash with the Church, and why it matters today · Why the vastness of the universe does not deal a blow to religious belief in human significance · How the popular account of Giordano Bruno as a “martyr for science” ignores the fact that he was executed for theological reasons, not scientific ones · How a new myth is being positioned to replace religion—a futuristic myth that sounds scientific but isn’t In debunking these myths, Keas shows that the real history is much more interesting than the common narrative of religion at war with science. This accessible and entertaining book offers an invaluable resource to students, scholars, teachers, homeschoolers, and religious believers tired of being portrayed as anti-intellectual and anti-science.
Author : Ronald L. Numbers
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674057414
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)
Download or read book Galileo Goes to Jail and Other Myths about Science and Religion written by Ronald L. Numbers and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2010-11-08 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If we want nonscientists and opinion-makers in the press, the lab, and the pulpit to take a fresh look at the relationship between science and religion, Ronald L. Numbers suggests that we must first dispense with the hoary myths that have masqueraded too long as historical truths. Until about the 1970s, the dominant narrative in the history of science had long been that of science triumphant, and science at war with religion. But a new generation of historians both of science and of the church began to examine episodes in the history of science and religion through the values and knowledge of the actors themselves. Now Ronald Numbers has recruited the leading scholars in this new history of science to puncture the myths, from Galileo’s incarceration to Darwin’s deathbed conversion to Einstein’s belief in a personal God who “didn’t play dice with the universe.” The picture of science and religion at each other’s throats persists in mainstream media and scholarly journals, but each chapter in Galileo Goes to Jail shows how much we have to gain by seeing beyond the myths.
Author : Christian Di Spigna
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 055341934X
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (534 download)
Download or read book Founding Martyr written by Christian Di Spigna and published by Crown. This book was released on 2019-06-11 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rich and illuminating biography of America’s forgotten Founding Father, the patriot physician and major general who fomented rebellion and died heroically at the battle of Bunker Hill on the brink of revolution Little has been known of one of the most important figures in early American history, Dr. Joseph Warren, an architect of the colonial rebellion, and a man who might have led the country as Washington or Jefferson did had he not been martyred at Bunker Hill in 1775. Warren was involved in almost every major insurrectionary act in the Boston area for a decade, from the Stamp Act protests to the Boston Massacre to the Boston Tea Party, and his incendiary writings included the famous Suffolk Resolves, which helped unite the colonies against Britain and inspired the Declaration of Independence. Yet after his death, his life and legend faded, leaving his contemporaries to rise to fame in his place and obscuring his essential role in bringing America to independence. Christian Di Spigna’s definitive new biography of Warren is a loving work of historical excavation, the product of two decades of research and scores of newly unearthed primary-source documents that have given us this forgotten Founding Father anew. Following Warren from his farming childhood and years at Harvard through his professional success and political radicalization to his role in sparking the rebellion, Di Spigna’s thoughtful, judicious retelling not only restores Warren to his rightful place in the pantheon of Revolutionary greats, it deepens our understanding of the nation’s dramatic beginnings.
Author : Hilary Gatti
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801487859
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (878 download)
Download or read book Giordano Bruno and Renaissance Science written by Hilary Gatti and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Renaissance philosopher Giordano Bruno was a notable supporter of the new science that arose during his lifetime; his role in its development has been debated ever since the early seventeenth century. Hilary Gatti here reevaluates Bruno's contribution to the scientific revolution, in the process challenging the view that now dominates Bruno criticism among English-language scholars. This argument, associated with the work of Frances Yates, holds that early modern science was impregnated with and shaped by Hermetic and occult traditions, and has led scholars to view Bruno primarily as a magus. Gatti reinstates Bruno as a scientific thinker and occasional investigator of considerable significance and power whose work participates in the excitement aroused by the new science and its methods at the end of the sixteenth century. Her original research emphasizes the importance of Bruno's links to the magnetic philosophers, from Ficino to Gilbert; Bruno's reading and extension of Copernicus's work on the motions of the earth; the importance of Bruno's mathematics; and his work on the art of memory seen as a picture logic, which she examines in the light of the crises of visualization in present-day science. She concludes by emphasizing Bruno's ethics of scientific discovery.
Author : David Brewster
Publisher :
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Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Martyrs of Science written by David Brewster and published by . This book was released on 1841 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Aaltje Hidding
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110689707
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)
Download or read book The Era of the Martyrs written by Aaltje Hidding and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2020-08-24 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most traumatic experiences of Late Antique Christians was the Great Persecution, begun by Emperor Diocletian and his Tetrarchic colleagues in 303 CE. Here Aaltje Hidding unites research of traditional memory studies with work done by cognitive scientists to examine how they remembered the Persecution. The resulting methodological framework, the ‘cognitive ecology’, systemically studies all what can be covered by this term - social surroundings, cognitive artefacts and the physical environment - and bridges the gap between individual and collective memory. The author analyses the remembrance of the Persecution in three different regions along the Nile river. In Oxyrhynchus, the thousands of papyrus fragments found at the city’s rubbish dump give a vivid image of the martyrs in the daily lives of the Oxyrhynchites. In Antinoopolis, known for the cult of the physician saint Colluthus, she zooms in on the rituals and practices at a martyr’s sanctuary. Finally, in Dandara, the rich hagiographical dossier of the anchorite Paphnutius shows how old memories of the Persecution became mixed with new monastic experiences. The Bohairic and Greek Passion of Paphnutius appear in their first complete English translations.
