Galileo: Heretic
by Redondi, Pietro
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New
- Seller
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MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: Allen Lane, 1988. 1st edition. As New. octavo. hardback with dust jacket x + 356pp., colour & b/w plates, index, Pietro Redondi boldy reinterprets Galileo's famous trial for heresy in 1633, when the Inquisition forced him to abjure all writings that described the sun as the central body of the universe, with the earth and other planets revolving around it. Translated from the Italian. Neat ownership stamp o/w a very nice copy
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Details
- Bookseller
- Andrew Barnes Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- K310825
- Title
- Galileo: Heretic
- Author
- Redondi, Pietro
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Allen Lane
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1988
- Size
- octavo
- Keywords
- Galileo
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Andrew Barnes Booksellers
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MELBOURNE, Victoria
About Andrew Barnes Booksellers
We are a general, Internet only bookseller with 25 years experience, specialising in Military & Russian material. We have operated on-line for 9 years
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