A review by yaboybbq
Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems by Galileo Galilei
4.0
Reading Galileo's seminal work was a very interesting experience - this is an excellent exploration of the ideas that form the foundation of today's modern scientific understanding. Salviati, (The character presenting Galileo's world system) is constantly hinting at ideas that won't be formally developed for centuries, and it's fascinating.
The dialogue format does come off as a little strange compared to what one may expect from modern popsci writing. The characters tend to ramble a bit, particularly Simplicio (Presenting the churches world view), who at one point in the dialogue states "I forgot what I was going to say" which is... an odd line, for a character in a written, fictional dialogue.
I understand the church was upset when Galileo released this book. Was this really because they were so opposed to his ideas, or just because the character represented them was the sort of conversationalist to stop and admit that he lost his train of thought?
Kidding aside, the book was very thought provoking, and I would recommend even today
The dialogue format does come off as a little strange compared to what one may expect from modern popsci writing. The characters tend to ramble a bit, particularly Simplicio (Presenting the churches world view), who at one point in the dialogue states "I forgot what I was going to say" which is... an odd line, for a character in a written, fictional dialogue.
I understand the church was upset when Galileo released this book. Was this really because they were so opposed to his ideas, or just because the character represented them was the sort of conversationalist to stop and admit that he lost his train of thought?
Kidding aside, the book was very thought provoking, and I would recommend even today