Dialogue concerning the two chief world systems

Ptolemaic and Copernican

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Galileo Galilei's "Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems" presented arguments for the heliocentric model of the solar system, leading to conflict with the Church and his house arrest.

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Brian Keating

Carlo Rovelli

Mentioned in 5 episodes

Mentioned by

Brian Keating

as an audiobook he produced, focusing on Galileo's work on cosmology.

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512. Time, Space, and the Miraculous | Dr. Brian Keating

Mentioned as the book that led to Galileo being put on trial.

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Politics on Trial: Galileo vs the Inquisition

Mentioned by

Brian Keating

as Galileo's most famous book, a dialogue on the two chief world systems.

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Galileo: The Elon Musk of the Renaissance? | Dr. Brian Keating on Young Heretics with Spencer Klavan

Mentioned by

Brian Keating

as the first-ever audiobook of Galileo's work, featuring various luminaries.

The Fascinating Hunt for a Mysterious Ninth Planet [Ep. 488]

Mentioned by

Carlo Rovelli

when discussing the Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems.

How Galileo revolutionized science to make way for modernity

Mentioned by

Brian Keating

as a book from Galileo, with an audiobook version available.

Exploring the Edge of the Universe: Brian Keating on Telescopes, CMB, and Scientific Discovery

Mentioned by the speaker as the author of "Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems", a book that advanced the understanding of dynamics but was controversial and led to his house arrest.

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