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Galileo's Defense in His Letter to the Duchess

between science and the bible. First, Galileo tells the Duchess that it is indeed a true sign of religious integrity to view ...

Overview of Galileo's Dialogues Concerning the Two Chief World Systems

In four pages an overview of this work is presented in a discussion of various concepts contained within and the controversies tha...

Galileo's Trial and Paul K. Feyerabend

In eight pages this essay examines Paul K. Feyerabend's perceptions of Galileo's heresy trial. Four sources are cited in the bibl...

A Review of Galileo's Daughter

all previous centuries" (Sobel PG). Based upon one hundred and twenty-four remaining authentic letters that Maria Celeste wrote t...

Galileo's Impact On The Scientific Revolution

connection between science and religion is not easily attained, inasmuch as science is based in a foundation of undeniable proof, ...

Church Oppression and the Heliocentric Theory of Galileo

main opposition "the absolute truth"....] After twelve years of inquiry, the Vatican concluded recently that both sides in ...

Galileo, Science, and the Church

that this success could mean tremendous wealth and prestige for Galileo (Maran and Marschall, 2009). Galileo was, after a...

Heliocentric Model of Galileo

In ten pages the heliocentric model is the central focus of this consideration of Galileo's life, works, and theories. Four sourc...

Galilean Science, Ptolemy, and Aristotle Viewed from the Perspective of Karl Popper

In eight pages this paper considers Karl Popper's thoughts on Galileo's theories, who himself had been critical of Ptolemy and Ari...

Review of Galileo Galilei

In five pages this paper reviews Galileo's scientific findings and emphasizes his support of the heliocentric theory of Copernicus...

Comparison of Great Thinkers Galileo Galilei and Niccolò Machiavelli

In five pages this paper considers the similarities between these great thinkers in a comparative analysis of Galileo's Starry Mes...

Warfare Thesis and Galileo

In five pages the 'warfare thesis' of Draper and White is examined within the context of the conflict between religion and science...

John Morton Blum's Republican Roosevelt

In five pages this biography on Theodore Roosevelt by John Morton Blum is discussed....

Sample of a Personal Biography

both my way of being in the world and my sense of educational necessity. This strength developed because of the influence of some...

Berry Gordy: Life and Works

When Berry was a junior in high school he dropped out so that he could be a boxer, once fighting on the same...

Martin Luther

was while he was there that he was able to earn a "baccalaureate and masters degrees in the shortest time allowed by university st...

Biography of Adam Smith

topics as rhetoric, ethics, political economy, and jurisprudence" (Lucid Caf?). In the year 1759 he published a work whic...

Prince Among Slaves by Terry Alford

This book review is on Terry Alford's text Prince Among Slaves. which relates the biography of Ibrahima, an African prince who was...

3 Biographies on Abraham Lincoln Analyzed

Lincolns reputation has been acquired through the perpetuation of myth and because Lincoln is so far removed in history. Furtherm...

Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein

In six pages this research paper examines these scientists in terms of the biographies Isaac Newton The Last Sorcerer by Michael ...

Airline Reservation Systems of Apollo and Galileo

airline ticket through a travel agent in the United State, the odds are better than 2-to-1 that the ticket will be booked through ...

Religion, Faith, and the Ontological Argument

In five pages this paper discusses the ontological argument and its impact upon faith and religion with scientific philosophical o...

European Scientific Revolution of the 16th and 17th Centuries

in the numbers of scientists and "practitioners" (cartographers), instrumentmakers, navigators, and so on), and the consequent cre...

Universe and Motion

In five pages this paper examines the theories of such scientists as Ptolemy, Aristotle, Newton, Galileo, Kepler, and Copernicus o...

Contemporary Impact of Galileo Galilei

In seven pages Galileo and his scientific legacy is examined in terms of their impact upon the modern world. Twenty seven sources...

Heliocentric Theory Controversy

In nine pages this paper examines 16th and 17 century controversies over the heliocentric theory developed by Kepler, Copernicus, ...

Science of Gravitation

In eight pages this paper examines the scientific history of gravitation in a consideration of gravity's significance and a discus...

Knowledge Can Be Dangerous

the belief in those things that could not be seen, felt or proven by scientific means. Not content to blindly believe in that whi...

Fiction and the Portrayal of Management Leadership

In nine pages this paper examines the leadership of characters depicted in 'The Moviegoer' by Percy, 'Shooting an Elephant' by Orw...

Modern Science and Galilei Galileo

In six pages this paper examines the text Discoveries and Opinions of Galileo by Stillman Drake in this consideration of the impor...