Galileo in Rome, The Rise and Fall of a Troublesome Genius by Shea, William R. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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COVER PAGE TITLE PAGE COPYRIGHT PAGE CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS INTRODUCTION CHAPTER ONE: Job Hunting and the Path to Rome

EMPLOYMENT BECKONS THE LEADING JESUIT MATHEMATICIAN CALENDAR REFORM THE LEADING JESUIT THEOLOGIAN THE COUNCIL OF TRENT THE NEW ROME OF THE COUNTER REFORMATION A CARDINAL BECOMES GRAND DUKE THE MEETING WITH CLAVIUS TRADITIONAL ASTRONOMY

CHAPTER TWO: the Door of Fame Springs Open

CELESTIAL NOVELTIES THE STARS SPEAK OUT THE MOTHER OF LOVE SEEING AND BELIEVING THE EARLY ROMAN AGENDA ROMAN HOLIDAY STARGAZERS A CARDINAL ENQUIRES PAPAL SALUTE THE NEW LYNCEAN GALILEO FACES OBJECTIONS A ROMAN CELEBRATION TRIUMPHAL RETURN MISGIVINGS

CHAPTER THREE: Roman Clouds

THE PIGEON LEAGUE MORE TROUBLES LUNCH WITH THE PATRONS AN ASTRONOMER’S LETTER THUNDER FROM THE PULPIT THE DENUNCIATION THE FIRST TRIAL ROMAN DIPLOMACY A THEOLOGICAL BOMBSHELL CARDINAL BELLARMINE’S VIEWPOINT THE CORRECT INTERPRETATION OF SCRIPTURE A BUSINESS TRIP REPORTING BACK HOME THE AXE FALLS FURTHER EVIDENCE COPERNICUS ON THE INDEX GALILEO’S DOUBLE GAME A NEW STRATEGY A MEDICI ENTERS ROME ROMAN POSTSCRIPT

CHAPTER FOUR: Roman Sunshine

NEW ACTORS ON THE STAGE URBAN VIII THE CHALLENGE OF THE COMETS A SCIENTIFIC PARABLE THE ROMAN RESPONSE PRINCELY CONVERSATIONS READING THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES BACK TO COPERNICANISM THE DOCTRINE OF THE EUCHARIST THE TENSION MOUNTS

CHAPTER FIVE: Star-Crossed Heavens

A PHILOSOPHICAL AND LITERARY MASTERPIECE SLOW PROGRESS ECCLESIASTICAL CENSORSHIP THE EARTH A STAR! ECCLESIASTICAL PENSIONS A PRIVATE VISIT? AN ASTROLOGER IN THE WINGS THE VISIT IS OFFICIAL THE ROME OF URBAN VIII THE OTHER GUEST PAPAL AUDIENCE PLAYING POLITICS GALILEO’S HIGH HOPES A PATRON DIES AND A FRIEND IS IN TROUBLE THE PLAGUE COMMUNICATIONS DISRUPTED A TERRIBLE WINTER POLITICS AT WORK LET’S PUBLISH … AND PERISH ADVERTISING BEYOND THE ALPS

CHAPTER SIX: Foul Weather in Rome

THE DIALOGUE IS DISTRIBUTED A COURTIER IN TROUBLE GIVE ME THE BOOK! CORRECT, SUSPEND, OR BAN SLANDERERS AT WORK THE ENQUIRY CONTINUES FRIENDS AT COURT JESUIT REACTIONS THE POPE CRACKS DOWN THE MACHINERY OF JUSTICE A PAINFUL JOURNEY A BET OF FRESH AIR THE LONG WAIT THE TRIAL BEGINS THE INTERROGATION THE EXAMINERS A GILDED CAGE THE SECOND HEARING THE THIRD HEARING THE LAST INTERVIEW THE FORMAL ABJURATION BACK IN FLORENCE… NOTIFICATION HOMECOMING DEATH AND POSTERITY

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