Galileo, Courtier: The Practice of Science in the Culture of Absolutism (Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S.) (Science & its Conceptual Foundations Series SCF (CHUP))

by Mario Biagioli

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Informed by currents in sociology, cultural anthropology, and literary theory, "Galileo, Courtier" is neither a biography nor a conventional history of science. In the court of the Medicis and the Vatican, Galileo fashioned both his career and his science to the demands of patronage and its complex systems of wealth, power, and prestige. Biagioli argues that Galileo's courtly role was integral to his science--the questions he chose to examine, his methods, even his conclusions.
"Galileo, Courtier" is a fascinating cultural and social history of science highlighting the workings of power, patronage, and credibility in the development of science.
  • ISBN10 0226045609
  • ISBN13 9780226045603
  • Publish Date 1 November 1994 (first published 15 September 1993)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint University of Chicago Press