TY - GEN digital ID - 131677490 TI - Galileo Galilei, The Tuscan Artist PY - 2018 SN - 9783319720326 PB - Cham Springer International Publishing DB - UniCat KW - Science KW - Pure sciences. Natural sciences (general) KW - Space research KW - History of physics KW - History KW - History of Italy KW - History of Eastern Europe KW - wetenschapsgeschiedenis KW - popularisering wetenschap KW - geschiedenis KW - fysica KW - ruimte (astronomie) KW - astronomie UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:131677490 AB - This book is a distinctively original biography of Galileo Galilei, probably the last eclectic genius of the Italian Renaissance, who was not only one of the greatest scientists ever, but also a philosopher, a theologian, and a man of great literary, musical, and artistic talent – “The Tuscan Artist”, as the poet John Milton referred to him. Galileo was exceptional in simultaneously excelling in the Arts, Science, Philosophy, and Theology. These diverse aspects of his life were closely intertwined; indeed, it may be said that he personally demonstrated that human culture is not divisible, but rather one, with a thousand shades. Galileo also represented the bridge between two historical epochs. As the philosopher Tommaso Campanella, a contemporary of Galileo, recognized at the time, Galileo was responsible for ushering in a new age, the Modern Age. This book, which is exceptional in the completeness of its coverage, explores all aspects of the life of Galileo, as a Tuscan artist and giant of the Renaissance, in a stimulating and reader-friendly way. ER -