Galileo Dialogues Concerning Two New Sciences

Galileo's Dialogues Concerning Two New Sciences is one of the greatest works in western science. Written by Galileo in the last years of his life, (while under house arrest by the Inquisition for suspected heresy), the book had to be published abroad and eventually led to Galileo's censure.

Written as a discussion between a master and two students, it sets forth a series of experiments and summarizes the conclusions Galileo drew in a brisk, direct style.

This is Galileo's final work, and th...