Galileo Galilei When the World Stood Still

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Galileo Galilei When the World Stood Still

Atle Næss Galileo Galilei When the World Stood Still With 21 Illustrations 123

Atle Næss e-mail: alte.naess@sensewave.com Translator James Anderson e-mail: JSINCLAIRA@aol.com Library of Congress Control Number: 2004114622 The cover picture is printed with permission from akg images. Author photo by Astrid M. Ledang. This translation has been published with the financial support of NORLA Non-fiction. Translation of the 2nd edition of Da Jorden stod Stille by Atle Næss, Gyldendal Norsk Forlag AS, Oslo, 2002. ISBN 3-540-21961-7 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable for prosecution under the German Copyright Law. Springer is a part of Springer Science+Business Media springeronline.com Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2005 Printed in Germany The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Production and typsetting: LE-TEX Jelonek, Schmidt& Vöckler GbR, Leipzig Cover design:design & production GmbH, Heidelberg Printed on acid-free paper SPIN 11007227 46/3142YL - 5 4 3 2 1 0

This book about a man who rejected ancient truths in his quest for new knowledge is dedicated to the two most inquisitive people I know: my daughters Åshild and Unn Gyda.

Contents Prologue: A Journey to Rome... 1 The Musician s Son... 5 AGiftedYoungTuscan... 8 ToRomeandtheJesuits... 11 ASurveyorofInferno... 14 TheSpheresfromtheTower... 17 FromPisatoPadua... 20 Signs in the Sky... 23 DeRevolutionibusOrbiumCoelestium... 26 LecturerandDesigner... 29 AProfessor scommitments... 31 ModernPhysicsIsBorn... 33 ANewStarinanUnchangingSky?... 37 DrawingClosetoaCourt... 39 TheBallsFallintoPlace... 42 TheRomanStyle... 44 TheTubewiththeLongPerspective... 47 ANewWorld... 51 Jupiter ssons... 54 JohannKepler,ImperialMathematician... 58 SeveralSignsintheSky... 63 Friendship and Power... 77 ADisputeAboutObjectsthatFloatinWater... 80 Sun,StandThouStilluponGibeon!... 84

VIII Contents TheLettertoCastelli... 88 HowtoGotoHeaven,NotHowtheHeavensGo... 92 FoolishandAbsurdinPhilosophy,FormallyHeretical... 96 TheHammeroftheHeretics... 98 Deaths and Omens... 103 CometsPortendDisaster... 107 WeighingtheWordsofOthersonGoldScales... 111 AMarvellousCombinationofCircumstances... 116 WarandHeresy... 120 EuropeanPowerStruggleandRomanNephews... 122 TheOldandtheNew... 125 AnAdvantageousDecree... 130 TwoWiseMen andathird... 132 The Inquisition s Chambers... 139 DiplomacyintheTimeofthePlague... 144 AnOrderfromtheTop... 149 Nor Further to Hold, Teach, or Defend It inanywaywhatsoever... 161 ConvincedwithReasons... 165 I,GalileoGalilei... 170 Eternity... 177 ADeathandTwoNewSciences... 181 TheMeetingwithInfinity... 187 That Universe... Is Not Any Greater ThantheSpaceIOccupy... 192 Epilogue... 197 Postscript...203 Appendix...207 References...209 Sources... 213 Index of Names... 219

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