Aqua Incognita Why Ice Floats on Water and Galileo 400 Years On |
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| Editor:
| Lo Nostro, Pierandrea
Ninham, Barry W. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-925138-21-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2014 |
| Publisher: | Connor Court Publishing Pty, Limited
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $69.95 |
Book Description:
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Preamble: We remembered that 400 years ago, on October 2, 1611 AD, Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and patron of the arts and sciences, sponsored a debate on the topic: Why Ice Floats on Water. The then young Galileo led this famous debate. Cardinal Barberini, a great admirer of Galileo the soon to become Pope Urban VIII - who eventually put him under house arrest - in a tragedy too well known to recount, was there. We could not let the occasion pass.
Preamble: We remembered that 400 years ago, on October 2, 1611 AD, Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and patron of the arts and sciences, sponsored a debate on the topic: Why Ice Floats on Water. The then young Galileo led this famous debate. Cardinal Barberini, a great admirer of Galileo the soon to become Pope Urban VIII - who eventually put him under house arrest - in a tragedy too well known to recount, was there. We could not let the occasion pass.