GALILEO GALILEI?S 'TWO NEW SCIENCES' IBD

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This book aims to make GalileoáGalilei (1564-1642) accessible to the modern readeráby refashioning the great scientistâÇÖs masterpiece 'Discourses and Mathematical Demonstrations Relating to Two New Sciences'áin todayâÇÖs language.GalileoáGalilei stands as one of the most important figures in history, not simply for his achievements in astronomy, physics, and engineering and for revolutionizing science and the scientific method in general, but also for the role that he played in the (still ongoing) drama concerning entrenched power and its desire to stifle any knowledge that may threaten it. Therefore, it is important that todayâÇÖs readersácome to understand and appreciate what Galilei accomplished and wrote. But the mindset that shapes how we see the world today is quite different from the mindset -- and language -- of Galilei and his contemporaries. Another obstacle to a fulláunderstanding of GalileiâÇÖs writings is posed byáthe countless historical, philosophical, geometrical, and linguistic references he made, along with his often florid prose, with its blendáof Italian and Latin. De AngelisâÇÖánewárendition of the workáincludes translations of the originalágeometrical figures into algebraic formulae in modern notation andáallows the non-specialist reader to follow the thread of GalileoâÇÖs thought and in a way that was barely possible until now.