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A survey of recent attempts to dispel the myth of Galileo as isolated pioneer, and to explore instead the intellectual, cultural and social contexts that substantially shaped Galilean science. In particular, attention is paid to the influence of contemporary engineer-scientists, artists and power structures.Renn, Jürgen is the author of 'Galileo in Context' with ISBN 9780521001038 and ISBN 052100103X.
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