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Galileo

De: James Reston Jr.
Narrado por: Jeff Riggenbach
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The founder of modern science and the embodiment of the conflict between science and faith, Galileo remains the most fascinating figure of his age. In this biography, James Reston Jr. provides a lively, vivid portrait of Galileo, taking the listener to the heart of this passionate, embattled, arrogant, and brilliant man. In doing so, Reston paints a picture of Renaissance Italy, of its unparalleled cultural richness and political and religious intrigues. At the center of the story is Galileo's discovery of the telescope, which revolutionized astronomy and put Galileo into conflict with the Catholic church until 1633, when the Inquisition denounced him and banished him for the last 9 years of his life.©1994 by James Reston, Jr. (P)1995 by Blackstone Audiobooks Ciencia y Tecnología Biografías y Memorias Profesionales e Investigadores Histórico Edad media
Comprehensive Biography • Gripping Story • Excellent Listen • Informative History • Cultural Details • Great Performance

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Learned a lot about Galileo, his family, friends, and the times in which he lived.

Good narration.

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One major lesson in the story of Galileo is; 'Time Truly Heals' all wounds. If you're right today, tomorrow will always tell.

Time heals

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This book and reading is excellent. I enjoyed the history and the life of Galileo came alive.

Excellent

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This is a comprehensive biography of one of those world luminaries about whom most of us (me, not you) know so very little. Turns out, this advocate of the Copernican theory of the universe—heliocentrism to be precise— was an alleged expropriator of the telescopes for which he gained great fame (actually, one of several things for which he is noted). He was self-centered (Galileocentric?), arrogant, a constant complainer, a striver, a not-so-great parent, and, well, a brilliant scientist. Despite lofty connections in the political and religious spheres (those times when they were not coincident), and despite Papal blessings and commendations at various points in his career, he was ultimately put before the Inquisition for his heretical writings. And he caved to save his body, if not his soul. In a stunning show of force (remarkable to me, but not to his contemporaries) the Catholic Church refused to countenance thought and accompanying proofs that ran contrary to its dogma. Not until 1984 did a Pope deign to acknowledge the error of the Church’s thinking back in 1633, though without, the author noted, making any critical comments about the Inquisition in general. This turned out to be a very interesting read, bringing to life someone who to me had previously been a one dimensional character from history.

Comprehensive bio

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I learned a few interesting things about the man. You get a different perspective about how his fall came to be. You also learn some interesting things about his inventions and his life. Unfortunately it's flooded with a bunch of inane details.

It reads something like "so and so begat so and so" from the bible. Ok, maybe not that bad, but there's so many other better audiobooks out there. Maybe try the abridged version instead.

A tedius fall into inane details.

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