Galileo's Muse
Author | : Mark A. Peterson |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 347 |
Release | : 2011-10-17 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780674059726 |
ISBN-13 | : 0674059727 |
Rating | : 4/5 (727 Downloads) |
Download or read book Galileo's Muse written by Mark A. Peterson and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2011-10-17 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mark Peterson makes an extraordinary claim in this fascinating book focused around the life and thought of Galileo: it was the mathematics of Renaissance arts, not Renaissance sciences, that became modern science. Painters, poets, musicians, and architects brought about a scientific revolution that eluded the philosopher-scientists of the day.