The trial of Galileo, 1612-1633 / edited by Thomas F. Mayer.

Contributor Mayer, Thomas F. (Thomas Frederick), 1951-2014.

Imprint:North York, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, c2012.

Descriptionxii, 210 p. : 1 ill. ; 23 cm.

Note:Includes some primary source material.

Note:Sunspot Letters : the cause of most of the trouble -- Formal proceedings begin -- The Inquisition and the Index take action -- Publication to Dialogue on the two chief world systems and the beginning of the trial's second phase -- Summons to Rome and Galileo's resistance -- Galileo arrives in Rome -- Formal proceedings resume -- Sentence and abjuration.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

Note:Examines Galileo's trial as a legal event. Includes correspondence, legal documents, transcripts and excerpts from Galileo's work for critical analysis of primary sources. Includes an introduction detailing Galileo's life and work, the Council of Trent, the role of the papacy and the Roman Inquisition and gives a clear explanation of how a trial before the Inquisition would have been conducted. Each primary source begins with a headnote, questions to guide students through each source and suggested readings.

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