| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1160923 | Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A | 2011 | 13 Pages |
Abstract
This study proposes an explanation for the choice of topics Galileo addressed in Day 1 of his 1638 Two New Sciences, a section of the work which has long puzzled historians of science. I argue that Galileo's agenda in Day 1, that is the topics he discusses and the questions he poses, was shaped by contemporary teaching commentaries on Books 3 through 8 of Aristotle's Physics. Building on the insights and approach of theorists of reader reception, I confirm this interpretation by examining the response of professors of natural philosophy at the Jesuit Collegio Romano to Galileo's text.
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Authors
Renée Jennifer Raphael,