Galileo's Idol: Gianfrancesco Sagredo and the Politics of Knowledge

Galileo's Idol

Gianfrancesco Sagredo and the Politics of Knowledge

2014 • 211 pages

This book looks at Galileo's friend, student, and patron, Gianfrancesco Sagredo (1571-1620). Sagredo's life brings to light the relationship between the production, distribution, and reception of political information and scientific knowledge.

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