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• English translations of primary documents.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Sunspot Letters : the cause of most of the trouble — Formal proceedings begin — The Inquisition and the Index take action — Publication to Dialogue on the two chief world systems and the beginning of the trial’s second phase — Summons to Rome and Galileo’s resistance — Galileo arrives in Rome — Formal proceedings resume — Sentence and abjuration.
• Examines Galileo’s trial as a legal event. Includes correspondence, legal documents, transcripts and excerpts from Galileo’s work for critical analysis of primary sources. Includes an introduction detailing Galileo’s life and work, the Council of Trent, the role of the papacy and the Roman Inquisition and gives a clear explanation of how a trial before the Inquisition would have been conducted. Each primary source begins with a headnote, questions to guide students through each source and suggested readings.
• Issued also in electronic formats.

Subjects:

• Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642 — Trials, litigation, etc.
• Trials (Heresy) — Italy — Rome — History — 17th century — Sources.
• Inquisition — Italy — Rome — History — 17th century — Sources.
• Religion and science — History — 17th century — Sources.
• Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642 — Procès, instances, etc. — Ouvrages avant 1800 — Sources.
• Procès (Hérésie) — Italie — Rome — Histoire — Ouvrages avant 1800 — Sources.
• Inquisition — Italie — Rome — Ouvrages avant 1800 — Sources.
• Église catholique — Doctrines — Histoire — Ouvrages avant 1800 — Sources.
• Religion et sciences — Histoire — Ouvrages avant 1800 — Sources.
• Astronomes — Italie — Biographies — Ouvrages avant 1800 — Sources.

Requested by Adamo, P.

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• Includes bibliographical references (p. 220-237) and index.
• The gauntlet — Transit 1761. Call to action The French are first Britain enters the race To Siberia Getting ready for Venus Day of transit, 6 June 1761 How far to the sun? — Transit 1769. A second change Russia enters the race The most daring voyage of all Scandinavia, or, The Land of the Midnight Sun The North American continent Racing to the four corners of the globe Day of transit, 3 June 1769 After the transit — A new dawn — List of observers, 1761 — List of observers, 1769.
• The author of the highly acclaimed Founding Gardeners now gives us an enlightening chronicle of the first truly international scientific endeavor–the eighteenth-century quest to observe the transit of Venus and measure the solar system. On June 6, 1761, the world paused to observe a momentous occasion: the first transit of Venus between the earth and the sun in more than a century. Through that observation, astronomers could calculate the size of the solar system–but only if the transit could be viewed at the same time from many locations. Overcoming incredible odds and political strife, astronomers from Britain, France, Russia, Germany, Sweden, and the American colonies set up observatories in remote corners of the world only to have their efforts thwarted by unpredictable weather and warring armies. Fortunately, transits of Venus occur in pairs: eight years later, the scientists were given a second chance to get it right. Chasing Venus brings to life this extraordinary endeavor: the personalities of eighteenth-century astronomy, the collaborations, discoveries, personal rivalries, volatile international politics, and the race to be first to measure the distances between the planets –Provided by publisher.
• On June 6, 1761, the world paused to observe a momentous occasion: the first transit of Venus between the Earth and the sun in more than a century. Through that observation, astronomers could calculate the size of the solar system–but only if the transit could be viewed at the same time from many locations. Overcoming incredible odds and political strife, astronomers from Britain, France, Russia, Germany, Sweden, and the American colonies set up observatories in remote corners of the world only to have their efforts thwarted by unpredictable weather and warring armies. Fortunately, transits of Venus occur in pairs: eight years later, the scientists were given a second chance to get it right. Chasing Venus brings to life this extraordinary endeavor: the personalities of eighteenth-century astronomy, the collaborations, discoveries, personal rivalries, volatile international politics, and the race to be first to measure the distances between the planets –Provided by publisher.

Subjects:

• Geodetic astronomy — History — 18th century.
• Astronomy — History — 18th century.
• Venus (Planet) — Transit.

Requested by Engebretson, M

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• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• 1. Earth present : the third planet — The third planet — The home planet — The rocky planet — The blue planet — The veiled planet — The hazardous planet — The ancient planet — The bountiful planet — The finite planet — 2. Earth past : the changing planet — The singular planet — The uninhabitable planet — The living planet — The warming planet — The polluted planet — The crowded planet — 3. Earth future : the sustainable planet — The sustainable planet — Water as sustenance — Air as sustenance — Soil as sustenance — Food as sustenance — Energy as sustenance — Materials as sustenance — Prospects for sustenance — Policies for sustenance.
• The distinguished geologist Frank H. T. Rhodes provides a sweeping, accessible, and deeply informed guide to the home we all share, showing us how we might best preserve the Earth’s livability for ourselves and future generations –Provided by publisher.

Subjects:

• Earth (Planet) — Popular works.
• Earth sciences — Popular works.

Requested by Engebretson, M