Galileo e Orazio Grassi: il dibattito sulle comete

Translated title of the contribution: [Autom. eng. transl.] Galileo and Orazio Grassi: the debate on comets

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Abstract

The paper considers the debate between Galileo and Jesuit Orazio Grassi over the three comets that appeared in 1618, showing how this debate had obvious cosmological implications, with Galileo's attempt to give new life to Copernicus' heliocentric system.
Translated title of the contribution[Autom. eng. transl.] Galileo and Orazio Grassi: the debate on comets
Original languageItalian
Title of host publicationLa città del Sole. Arte barocca e pensiero scientifico nella Roma di Urbano VIII
EditorsFilippo Camerota
Pages54-61
Number of pages8
Publication statusPublished - 2023

Keywords

  • Nature and motion of comets, Aristotle, Copernicus, Tycho Brahe, Kepler, parallax, telescope
  • Natura e moto delle comete, Aristotele, Copernico, Tycho Brahe, Kepler, parallasse, telescope

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