Saturday, March 10, 2012

Galileo Affair

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Further reading:
Aristotle's Aether and Contemporary Science by Christopher A. Decaen
  1. Cf. Steven Baldner's "Thomas Aquinas on Celestial Matter;" this and Decaen's article are crucial for understanding the Galileo affair and
  2. Decaen's lecture "Galileo Galilei, Scriptural Exegete, and the Church of Rome, Advocate of Science."

Wednesday, March 7, 2012