Galileo, the Elements, and the Tides

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A 7 (4):337-351 (1976)
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For many historians Galileo’s attempt to account for the tides as a result of the combined daily and annual motion of the earth, and his belief that this argument provided a physical proof that the earth moves, stands as something of an embarrassment. Not only are there serious empirical and conceptual difficulties with this proposal, but it seems blatantly inconsistent with Galileo’s own theory of motion.

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