Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Translator's Note vii
4. Introductory Essay ix
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Greek Science 5
7. 2. Arabic and Jewish Philosophy 25
8. 3. Medieval Christian Scholasticism 36
9. 4. The Renaissance before Copernicus 46
10. 5. Copernicus and Rheticus 61
11. 6. From Osiander's Preface to the Gregorian Reform of the Calendar 66
12. 7. From the Gregorian Reform of the Calendar to the Condemnation of Galileo 92
13. Conclusion 113
14. Index 119