Systema Cosmicum (Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems)
Galileo Galilei (Matthias Bernegger, trans.) · 1663
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Description
Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems appears here as Systema Cosmicum, in Matthias Bernegger's Latin translation, in the 1663 reprint. Galileo published the Dialogue in Italian in 1632. The book's defense of the Earth's motion led to his trial and condemnation in 1633.
Three speakers debate the Ptolemaic and Copernican systems over four days, with the Earth-centered view given the weaker voice. Bernegger's Latin carried the banned book to scholars across Europe who had no Italian. No public-domain English translation was located for this entry, so the text stands in Latin. The volume preserves the form in which learned Europe argued over the heavens.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Galileo Galilei (Matthias Bernegger, trans.) |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1663 |
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 1.3 MB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Internet Archive |
Source: https://archive.org/details/bim_early-english-books-1641-1700_systema-cosmicum-_galilei-galileo_1663