Sujet
Title page of Dialogo, by Galileo, 1632. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Title page of Dialogo, by Galileo, 1632. Title page of Dialogo, (Dialogue on the two chief world systems) was published in Florence in 1632. In Dialogo, Galileo defended the Copernican planetary system which states that the planets revolve around the sun. The sale of the book was prohibited by the catholic authorities, and Galileo was forced to recant under the threat of torture, after which he lived under house arrest.
Oxford Science Archive
Date
1632
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B65_493
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,0Mo (1,3Mo) / 31,0cm x 40,4cm / 3663 x 4768 (300dpi)