Project Gutenberg 2013-10-03 Public domain in the USA. 694 Bethune, John Elliot Drinkwater 1801 1851 Bethune, J. E. Drinkwater (John Elliot Drinkwater) Bethune, J. E. D. (John Elliot Drinkwater) Drinkwater, John Elliot The Life of Galileo Galilei, with Illustrations of the Advancement of Experimental Philosophy Life of Kepler Produced by David Garcia, Bryan Ness, Eleni Christofaki and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Life of Galileo Galilei, with Illustrations of the Advancement of Experimental Philosophy" is a historical account likely written in the early 19th century. The text presents the life and contributions of the renowned scientist Galileo Galilei, placing significant emphasis on the evolution of philosophical thought and experimental science. It details not just Galileo's personal journey but also the progress of natural philosophy during his time, illustrating the shift from traditional Aristotelian principles to a more experimental and evidence-based approach. The opening portion explores the context of scientific knowledge prior to Galileo's contributions, detailing both the stagnation of natural philosophy and the emergence of a more empirical scientific method. It introduces Galileo's background and early intellectual influences, mentioning how he was motivated to challenge the old paradigms of thought, particularly those of Aristotelian philosophy. The narrative outlines Galileo's initial observations and experiments, emphasizing his pioneering role in advocating for experimental philosophy—a significant turn away from mere observation toward a hands-on methodology, thus setting the stage for the profound impact of his later discoveries. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43877/43877-h/images/frontcover.jpg Reading ease score: 40.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Kepler, Johannes, 1571-1630 Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642 QB Text Category: Biographies Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Science - Physics 881097 2025-10-17T15:07:42.545132 text/html 863435 2024-10-23T18:53:56 text/html 1620556 2025-10-17T15:07:52.037066 application/epub+zip 1633934 2025-10-17T15:07:44.120123 application/epub+zip 393886 2025-10-17T15:07:43.353155 application/epub+zip 1857928 2025-10-17T15:07:58.374663 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1786198 2025-10-17T15:07:51.014112 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 550823 2022-09-20T04:42:47.452869 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 784669 2025-10-17T15:07:41.523086 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 764665 2024-10-23T18:53:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17159 2025-10-17T15:07:58.538535 application/rdf+xml 6118 2025-10-17T15:07:43.472114 image/jpeg 1730 2025-10-17T15:07:43.412142 image/jpeg 1600847 2025-10-17T15:07:42.711122 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia