Smáli se Galileovi - Albert Jack

Smáli se Galileovi - Albert Jack

Když Galileo poprvé přišel s myšlenkou, že Země není středem vesmíru, tak se mu vysmáli. O rádiu ještě před sto lety kdosi prohlásil: „Ta bezdrátová hudební krabice nemá žádnou obchodní hodnotu. Kdo by platil za zprávu, která není učena jasně dané osobě!“ Totéž

Essential Galileo (Galileo Galilei)(Paperback / softback)

Burned Alive: Bruno, Galileo and the Inquisition (Martinez Alberto a.)(Pevná vazba)

In 1600, the Catholic Inquisition condemned the philosopher and cosmologist Giordano Bruno for heresy, and he was then burned alive in the Campo de' Fiori in Rome. Historians, scientists, and philosophical scholars have traditionally held that Bruno's theological beliefs led to his execution,

Galileo Galilei, the Tuscan Artist (Greco Pietro)(Pevná vazba)

Galileo's birth.- Music at the time of Vincenzio Galilei.- Vincenzio in Florence.- Galileo in Pisa.- A Novice in Monastery.- Challenging Zarlino.- Return to Pisa.- Galileo meeting Ostilio Ricci.- A young unemployed Mathematician.- Galileo as a literary critic.- Galileo's first approach to a new

Relativity: The Special and General Theory (Einstein Albert)(Paperback)

From the age of Galileo until the early years of the 20th century, scientists grappled with seemingly insurmountable paradoxes inherent in the theories of classical physics. With the publication of Albert Einstein's 'special' and 'general' theories of relativity, however, traditional approaches to

Galileo Galilei - Otec moderní vědy - House Wuji, Acín Dal Maschio Eduardo

Mimořádnou schopností Galilea Galileiho bylo umění pozorovat přírodu, nacházet v ní nové souvislosti a provádět důmyslné experimenty. Podařilo se mu prokázat, že se Země točí okolo Slunce, objevil také řadu matematických a fyzikálních zákonů. Takových úspěchů Galileo

Galileo Galilei (Croy Anita)(Paperback / softback)

Galileo Galilei (Munoz Isabel)(Pevná vazba)

Meet Galileo Galilei and discover the story of his life and work in this engagingly illustrated biography--narrated by the scientist himself. Astronomer, physicist, and philosopher Galileo Galilei was referred to as 'The Father of Modern Science,' because of his groundbreaking research. Making

Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei (Ss Peter)(Paperback)

If they had seen what we see, they would have judged as we judge. -- Galileo Galilei In every age there are courageous people who break with tradition to explore new ideas and challenge accepted truths. Galileo Galilei was just such a man--a genius--and the first to turn the telescope to the skies

Hvězdný posel – Rozprava s Hvězdným poslem - Johannes Kepler, Galileo Galilei - e-kniha

eBook: Na jaře roku 1610 vydal Galileo Galilei nevelký spisek Hvězdný posel, věnovaný florentskému vévodovi Cosimovi II. Medicejskému, v němž jako první popsal pozorování oblohy pomocí dalekohledu a oznámil objev Jupiterových měsíčků. Jeden výtisk poslal rovněž Johannesu

Sidereus Nuncius, or the Sidereal Messenger (Galilei Galileo)(Paperback)

Galileo Galilei's Sidereus Nuncius is arguably the most dramatic scientific book ever published. It announced new and unexpected phenomena in the heavens, 'unheard of through the ages,' revealed by a mysterious new instrument. Galileo had ingeniously improved the rudimentary 'spyglasses' that

Galileo: And the Science Deniers (Livio Mario)(Pevná vazba)

A fresh interpretation of the life of Galileo Galilei, one of history's greatest and most fascinating scientists, that sheds new light on his discoveries and how he was challenged by science deniers. 'We really need this story now, because we're living through the next chapter of science denial'

Eagle in Exile - Smale Alan

Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell, Steve Berry, Naomi Novik, and Harry Turtledove, Alan Smale s gripping alternate history series imagines a world in which the Roman Empire has survived long enough to invade North America in 1218. Now the stunning story carries hero Gaius Marcellinus deeper into

A Life of Galileo (Brecht Bertolt)(Paperback)

Arguably Brecht's greatest play, A Life of Galileo charts the seventeenth century scientist's extraordinary fight with the church over his assertion that the earth orbits the sun. The figure of Galileo, whose 'heretical' discoveries about the solar system brought him to the attention of the

Galileo (Heilbron John L.)(Paperback)

In 1610, Galileo published the Siderius nuncius, or Starry Messenger, a hurried little masterpiece in John Heilbron's words. Presenting to the world his remarkable observations using the recently invented telescope--the craters of the moon, the satellites of Jupiter--Galileo dramatically challenged

Selected Writings (Galileo)(Paperback)

The first entirely new translation of Galileo's major writings for more than fifty years, this marvelous volume includes selections from all of his important writings on science, including virtually the complete text of A Sidereal Message and a substantial part of his masterpiece, the Dialogue on

Galileo: A Very Short Introduction (Drake Stillman)(Paperback)

In a startling reinterpretation of Galileo's trial, Stillman Drake advances the hypothesis that Galileo's prosecution and condemnation by the Inquisition was caused not by his defiance of the Church but by the hostility of contemporary philosophers. Galileo's own beautifully lucid arguments are

The Life of Galileo (Brecht Bertolt)(Paperback)

Along with Mother Courage, the character of Galileo is one of Brecht's greatest creations, immensely live, human and complex. Unable to resist his appetite for scientific investigation, Galileo's heretical discoveries about the solar system bring him to the attention of the Inquisition. He is

Geek Girl (Smale Holly)(Paperback / softback)

'My name is Harriet Manners, and I am a

Hvězdný posel / Rozprava s Hvězdným poslem - Johannes Kepler, Galileo Galilei

Druhé, opravené vydání úspěšné publikace vydané v roce 2016 s novou obálkouNa jaře roku 1610 vydal Galileo Galilei nevelký spisek Hvězdný posel, věnovaný florentskému vévodovi Cosimovi II. Medicejskému, v němž jako první popsal pozorování oblohy pomocí dalekohledu a

Galileo's Daughter - A Drama of Science, Faith and Love (Sobel Dava)(Paperback / softback)

From the international best-selling author of Longitude, Galileo's Daughter is the fascinating story of the relationship between the great Italian scientist Galileo and his daughter,

Plague (Camus Albert)(Paperback / softback)

Bílý tesák - Světová četba pro školáky - Jack London, Olga M. Yusteová, Alberto Ayerbe G.

Hlavním hrdinou knihy je poloviční vlk, Bílý tesák. Sledujeme jeho životní pouť od štěněte po dospělost. Bílý tesák pobývá mezi indiány, jenže pak ho jeho pán prodá. Stává se drsným bojovníkem v psích zápasech. Dočká se vůbec ještě svobody a volnosti ? Jack London

Alberto Breccia's Dracula (Breccia Alberto)(Pevná vazba)

Alberto Breccia's Dracula is composed of a series of brutally funny satirical misadventures starring the hapless eponymous antihero. Literally defanged (a humiliating trip to the dentist doesn't help), the protagonist's glory days are long behind him and other, more sinister villains (a corrupt