Bibliograph

Galileo goes to jail, and other myths about science and religion, edited by Ronald L. Numbers

Type

Label

Galileo goes to jail, and other myths about science and religion, edited by Ronald L. Numbers

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-284) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Galileo goes to jail

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

256767528

Responsibility statement

edited by Ronald L. Numbers

Sub title

and other myths about science and religion

Summary

Ronald Numbers has recruited the leading scholars in this new history of science to puncture the myths, from Galileo's incarceration to Darwin's deathbed conversion to Einstein's belief in a personal God who "didn't play dice with the universe." The picture of science and religion at each other's throats persists in mainstream media and scholarly journals, but each chapter in Galileo Goes to Jail shows how much we have to gain by seeing beyond the myths. --from publisher description

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Contributor