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The Galileo Affair by Maurice A. Finocchiaro

The Notable Trials Library Gryphon

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In 1633 the Roman Inquisition concluded the trial of Galileo Galilei with a condemnation for heresy. The trial was itself the climax of a series of events which began two decades earlier (in 1613) and included another series of Inquisition proceedings in 1615-1616. Besides marking the end of the controversy that defines the original episode, the condemnation of 1633.

Product Description: 

• Library Gryphon
• Fully and tightly bound in genuine leather.
• 22kt gold accents deeply inlaid on the “hubbed” spine.
• Heavy duty binding boards enhance the book’s durability.
• Gilded page ends.
• Printed and bound in the USA using imported materials.