Re: [Phys-l] nifty pendulum, conservation, et cetera

[jbellina <jbellina@saintmarys.edu>]

On the other hand, if you want most recent and authoritative history  
on Galileo and the Church, look for the recent publication from the  
U. of Notre Dame Press, edited by Ernan McMullen.

http://www3.undpress.nd.edu/exec/dispatch.php?s=title,P01004

cheers,

joe


Joseph J. Bellina, Jr. Ph.D.
Professor of Physics
Saint Mary's College
Notre Dame, IN 46556

On Jun 1, 2006, at 4:38 PM, Larry Woolf wrote:

> For those looking for a short and very readable introduction to  
> Galileo
> and his work, I would recommend
> History of Free Fall: Aristotle to Galileo
> by Stillman Drake
> ISBN 0-921332-26-2
>
> Larry Woolf
> General Atomics
> www.ga.com
> www.sci-ed-ga.org
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: phys-l-bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu On Behalf Of Marc  
> "Zeke"
> Kossover
> Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 10:48 AM
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>
> For more information about Galileo, check at Rice University's Galileo
> website.
> <http://galileo.rice.edu/>. Albert Van Helden is one of the foremost
> historians of science and specializes on Galileo. He was one of my
> professors and sparked my interest in the history of science.
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