Dialogus de systemate mundi

Galileo Galilei1635

National Library of the Czech Republic
Staré Město, Czechia

Galileo Galilei's Dialoses vividly presented his conception of the universe, bringing him into conflict with church leaders. The frontispiece depicts Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC), Claudius Ptolemy (c. 85 - c. 168) and Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) in a fictional conversation.

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Title: Dialogus de systemate mundi
Creator: Galileo Galilei
Date Created: 1635
Location Created: Štrasburk
Rights: National Library of Czech Republic

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