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      The Ghost of Galileo: In a forgotten painting from the English Civil War

      J.L. Heilbron (University of California, Berkeley)

      The appearance of Galileo’s Dialogue in a forgotten painting launches John Heilbron’s exploration of science and culture in Stuart England, and its deep connections with continental Europe. Ranging across art…

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      The History of Physics: A Very Short Introduction

      J.L. Heilbron (Professor of History, Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley)

      How does the physics we know today - a highly professionalised enterprise, inextricably linked to government and industry - link back to its origins as a liberal art in Ancient…

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      Niels Bohr: A Very Short Introduction

      J.L. Heilbron (Professor of History, Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley)

      This book introduces the life and work of one of the most creative physicists of the 20th century. Niels Bohr, the pioneer of quantum theory, ranking with Einstein in importance…

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      The Incomparable Monsignor: Francesco Bianchini’s world of science, history, and court intrigue

      J.L. Heilbron (Professor Emeritus of History, University of California, Berkeley)

      J. L. Heilbron introduces Francesco Bianchini, reputed to be the greatest Italian of his time, whose life embodied the extraordinary meeting of science, culture, history, and politics in early modern…

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