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Galileo studies: personality, tradition, and revolution

Author:
Drake, Stillman  Search this
Physical description:
289 pages illustrations 24 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1970
Call number:
QB36.G2 D76
QB36.G2D76
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_6037

Library Niche Figures: Men of Learning, (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Clark, Allan 1896/98-1950  Search this
Subject:
Pasteur, Louis  Search this
Alighieri, Dante  Search this
Shakespeare, William  Search this
Plato  Search this
Franklin, Benjamin  Search this
Justinian  Search this
Newton, Isaac  Search this
Leonardo da Vinci  Search this
Galilei, Galileo  Search this
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von  Search this
Herodotus  Search this
Smith, Adam  Search this
Homer  Search this
Gutenberg, Johannes  Search this
Beethoven, Ludwig van  Search this
Darwin, Charles  Search this
Grotius, Hugo  Search this
Medium:
Terra cotta
Culture:
French  Search this
Italian  Search this
British  Search this
Greek  Search this
Roman  Search this
Scottish  Search this
German  Search this
Dutch  Search this
Type:
Sculptures-Architectural component
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by University of Washington Public Art Administration Seattle Washington 98195
Located University of Washington Suzzallo Library Seattle Washington
Date:
1922-1924
Topic:
Religion--Old Testament--Moses  Search this
Religion--Old Testament--Ten Commandments  Search this
Portrait male--Full length  Search this
Portrait male--Full Length  Search this
Occupation--Science--Chemist  Search this
Occupation--Science--Biologist  Search this
Occupation--Writer--Poet  Search this
Occupation--Writer--Playwright  Search this
Occupation--Writer--Dramatist  Search this
Occupation--Education--Philosopher  Search this
Occupation--Political--Diplomat  Search this
Occupation--Political--Statesman  Search this
Occupation--Science--Inventor  Search this
Occupation--Political--Postmaster  Search this
Occupation--Writer--Author  Search this
Occupation--Industry--Printing  Search this
Occupation--Other--Aristocrat  Search this
Occupation--Law  Search this
Occupation--Art--Painter  Search this
Occupation--Art--Sculptor  Search this
Occupation--Science--Astronomer  Search this
Occupation--Science--Mathematician  Search this
Occupation--Science--Physicist  Search this
Occupation--Writer--Novelist  Search this
Occupation--Education--Historian  Search this
Occupation--Monetary--Economist  Search this
Occupation--Science--Evolutionist  Search this
Performing Arts--Music  Search this
State of Being--Disabled--Deaf  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Control number:
IAS 76009243
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_19965

Hartman's Planispheric Astrolabe

Possible owner:
Galilei, Galileo  Search this
Maker:
Hartman, Georg  Search this
Physical Description:
brass (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 22.5 cm x 16.1 cm x 1.3 cm; 8 27/32 in x 6 11/32 in x 1/2 in
Object Name:
astrolabe
Place Made:
Germany: Bavaria, Nuremberg
Date made:
1537
Credit Line:
Gift of International Business Machines Corporation
ID Number:
MA.336117
Catalog number:
336117
Accession number:
215454
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Medicine and Science: Mathematics
Science & Mathematics
Trigonometry
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-c369-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_214167

The three Galileos : the man, the spacecraft, the telescope : proceedings of the conference held in Padova, Italy on January 7-10, 1997 / edited by Cesare Barbieri ... [et al.]

Author:
Barbieri, Cesare  Search this
Subject:
Galilei, Galileo 1564-1642  Search this
Galileo Project  Search this
Telescopio nazionale Galileo  Search this
Physical description:
xvii, 459 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Congresses
Place:
Jupiter (Planet)
Date:
1997
C1997
Topic:
Exploration  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_537600

Archives Center Portrait Collection

Creator:
Brogi, Giacomo  Search this
Archives Center, National Museum of American History  Search this
Memmert, Heinrich  Search this
Reichard & Lindner.  Search this
Names:
Galilei, Galileo  Search this
Gauss  Search this
Gelatini  Search this
Gilbert, William  Search this
Gooch, Frank Austin  Search this
Gorsh-Beraner  Search this
Graefe  Search this
Grimaldi, Francesco Marie, 1618-1663  Search this
Hell, Maximillian  Search this
Helvetius  Search this
Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878  Search this
Herschel, John F. W., Sir  Search this
Land, Edwin H.  Search this
Von Guericke, Otto  Search this
Extent:
0.1 Cubic feet (1 box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Engravings
Date:
19th-20th centuries
Scope and Contents:
Miscellaneous portraits of scientists and other prominent persons, including original engravings, photoprints, and copy photoprints.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged alphabetically.
Biographical / Historical:
This is an artifical collection of photographic portraits of a variety of personages.
Provenance:
Unidentified sources. Found in collections, 1991.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Rights:
There may be usage or copyright restrictions on some material in this collection. Reproduction fees for commercial use.
Topic:
Portraits -- Scientists  Search this
Scientists  Search this
Genre/Form:
Engravings
Citation:
Archives Center Portrait Collection, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0392
See more items in:
Archives Center Portrait Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8acef7500-440c-43ac-970b-a4130e19ad2b
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0392
Online Media:

Italian scientists in the Low Countries in the XVIIth and XVIIIth centuries : invited papers from the Congress held in Utrecht on 25-27 May 1988 to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the publication of Galileo Galilei's "Discorsi e dimostrazioni matematiche intorno a due nuove scienze" (Leyden, 1638) / edited by C.S. Maffioli & L.C. Palm

Author:
Maffioli, C. S  Search this
Palm, L. C  Search this
Subject:
Galilei, Galileo 1564-1642 Discorsi e dimostrazioni matematische intorno a due nuove scienze  Search this
Physical description:
334 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
Type:
Congresses
Place:
Netherlands
Italy
Date:
1989
Topic:
Science--Foreign influences--History  Search this
Scientists  Search this
Call number:
Q141 .I88 1988
Q141.I88 1988
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_437200

Galileo with Two Other Scholars from Dialogo di Galileo Galilei Linceo matematico sopraordinario dello studio di Pisa

Creator:
Galilei, Galileo  Search this
Language:
Latin
Type:
Prints
Date:
1632
Publication Date:
1632
Topic:
Galileo  Search this
Observations  Search this
Gravity  Search this
Scientific Method  Search this
Velocity  Search this
Publisher:
In Fiorenza, : Per Gio: Batista Landini
Image ID:
SIL-dialogodigalileo00gali_0009
Catalog ID:
77185
Rights:
No Copyright - United States
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See Wonder
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:silgoi_110681

Half moon from Sidereus Nuncius Magna, Longeque Admirabilia Spectacula Pandens, Suspiciendaque Proponens Unicuique.

Creator:
Galilei, Galileo  Search this
Language:
Latin
Type:
Prints
Date:
1610
Publication Date:
1610
Topic:
Astronomy  Search this
Moon  Search this
Image ID:
SIL-2003-20215
Catalog ID:
164820
Rights:
No Copyright - United States
See more items in:
See Wonder
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:silgoi_68453

watch

Associated person:
Galilei, Galileo  Search this
Physical Description:
metal, "brass" (watch movement material)
metal, gold (watch case material)
enameled (watch case production method/technique)
gilded (watch movement production method/technique)
Object Name:
Watch
Other Terms:
Watch; Mechanical, Spring-Driven; Pocket Watch
ID Number:
ME.317617
Catalog number:
317617
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Mechanisms
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-96f5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_851405

Painting - Pendulum Momentum (Galileo)

Referenced:
Galilei, Galileo  Search this
Painter:
Johnson, Crockett  Search this
Physical Description:
wood (frame material)
masonite (substrate material)
wood (frame material)
Measurements:
overall: 92.5 cm x 125 cm x 3.8 cm; 36 7/16 in x 49 3/16 in x 1 1/2 in
Object Name:
painting
Date made:
1966
Credit Line:
Ruth Krauss in memory of Crockett Johnson
ID Number:
1979.1093.08
Catalog number:
1979.1093.08
Accession number:
1979.1093
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Mathematics
Science & Mathematics
Crockett Johnson
Art
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-1ae7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_694632
Online Media:

Painting - Velocity on Inclined Planes (Galileo)

Referenced:
Galilei, Galileo  Search this
Painter:
Johnson, Crockett  Search this
Physical Description:
masonite (substrate material)
wood (frame material)
metal (frame material)
Measurements:
overall: 84.3 cm x 126 cm x 2.5 cm; 33 3/16 in x 49 5/8 in x in
Object Name:
painting
Date made:
1966
Credit Line:
Ruth Krauss in memory of Crockett Johnson
ID Number:
1979.1093.30
Catalog number:
1979.1093.30
Accession number:
1979.1093
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Mathematics
Science & Mathematics
Crockett Johnson
Art
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-37f6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_694654
Online Media:

Painting - Law of Motion (Galileo)

Referenced:
Galilei, Galileo  Search this
Painter:
Johnson, Crockett  Search this
Physical Description:
masonite (substrate material)
wood (frame material)
Measurements:
overall: 62 cm x 62 cm x 4.5 cm; 24 7/16 in x 24 7/16 in x 1 3/4 in
Object Name:
painting
Date made:
1970
Credit Line:
Ruth Krauss in memory of Crockett Johnson
ID Number:
1979.1093.46
Catalog number:
1979.1093.46
Accession number:
1979.1093
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Mathematics
Science & Mathematics
Crockett Johnson
Art
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-29a4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_694670
Online Media:

Painting - Velocities and Right Triangles (Galileo)

Referenced:
Galilei, Galileo  Search this
Painter:
Johnson, Crockett  Search this
Physical Description:
masonite (substrate material)
wood (frame material)
metal (frame material)
Measurements:
overall: 124.5 cm x 63 cm x 3.8 cm; 49 in x 24 13/16 in x 1 1/2 in
Object Name:
painting
Date made:
1972
Credit Line:
Ruth Krauss in memory of Crockett Johnson
ID Number:
1979.1093.64
Catalog number:
1979.1093.64
Accession number:
1979.1093
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Mathematics
Science & Mathematics
Crockett Johnson
Art
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-1bc0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_694688
Online Media:

Key to print, group portrait of Renaissance scholars

Depicted:
Erasmus, Desiderius  Search this
Shakespeare, William  Search this
Durer, Albrecht  Search this
da Vinci, Leonardo  Search this
Raphael  Search this
Gutenberg, Johannes  Search this
Vesalius, Andreas  Search this
Luther, Martin  Search this
Galilei, Galileo  Search this
Elizabeth I Queen of England  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 35 cm x 43 cm; 13 3/4 in x 16 15/16 in
Object Name:
Print
Object Type:
Lithograph
Subject:
European History  Search this
ID Number:
2007.0109.45
Accession number:
2007.0109
Catalog number:
2007.0109.45
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
Communications
Art
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-3329-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1330435

Galileo Galilei

Subject:
Galilei, Galileo 1564-1642  Search this
Physical description:
Gelatin silver prints
Type:
Black-and-white photographs
Place:
Solar system
Topic:
Astronomy--History  Search this
Physics  Search this
Religion and science  Search this
Local number:
SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-1803]
Restrictions & Rights:
No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
Copyright Not Evaluated
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_383182

Painting of Galileo Galilei

Subject:
Galilei, Galileo 1564-1642  Search this
Physical description:
Gelatin silver prints
Type:
Black-and-white photographs
Place:
Solar system
Topic:
Astronomy--History  Search this
Physics  Search this
Religion and science  Search this
Local number:
SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-1804]
Restrictions & Rights:
No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
Copyright Not Evaluated
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_383183

Galileo Galilei, Italian scientist of the 17th century

Subject:
Galilei, Galileo 1564-1642  Search this
Physical description:
Gelatin silver prints
Type:
Black-and-white photographs
Place:
Solar system
Topic:
Astronomy--History  Search this
Physics  Search this
Religion and science  Search this
Local number:
SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-1805]
Restrictions & Rights:
No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
Copyright Not Evaluated
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_383184

Sulle̓poca della completa cecità di Galileo / risposta di P. Volpicelli al ch. e rev. p. A. Secchi ..

Author:
Volpicelli, Paolo 1804-1879  Search this
Secchi, Angelo 1818-1878  Search this
Donor:
Burndy Library DSI  Search this
Subject:
Galilei, Galileo 1564-1642  Search this
Physical description:
210 [i.e. 310], [2] p. ; 23 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1868
Call number:
QB36.G2 V93 1868
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_380541

Documenti inediti per la storia dei manoscritti galileiani nella Biblioteca nazionale di Firenze / pubblicati ed illustrati da Antonio Favaro

Author:
Favaro, Antonio, 1847-1922  Search this
Carli, A (Alarico) DSI  Search this
Biblioteca nazionale centrale di Firenze  Search this
Donor:
Burndy Library DSI  Search this
Subject:
Galilei, Galileo 1564-1642 Manuscripts  Search this
Physical description:
[2], 192 p. ; 31 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1886
Call number:
Z8321 .F27d 1886
Z8321.F27d 1886
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_382574

The Galileo affair : a documentary history / edited and translated with an introduction and notes by Maurice A. Finocchiaro

Author:
Finocchiaro, Maurice A. 1942-  Search this
Galilei, Galileo 1564-1642 Correspondence English Selections  Search this
Galilei, Galileo 1564-1642 Essays English Selections  Search this
Subject:
Galilei, Galileo 1564-1642  Search this
Physical description:
xvi, 382 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1989
C1989
Topic:
Religion and science--History  Search this
Inquisition  Search this
Call number:
QB36.G2G319 1989X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_394422

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