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 |
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Original language | Italian |
Title of host publication | La città del Sole. Arte barocca e pensiero scientifico nella Roma di Urbano VIII |
Editors | Filippo Camerota |
Pages | 54-61 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Publication status | Published - 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