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
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From: phys-l-bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu On Behalf Of Marc "Zeke"
Kossover
Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 10:48 AM
To: Forum for Physics Educators
Subject: Re: [Phys-l] nifty pendulum, conservation, et cetera
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.