Blog Assignment #1

Research Paper Idea #6 -- Historical Research on a Scientist (and a Controversy)

For my research paper topic I'm going to be writing about Galileo Galilei and the Catholic church. My main focus is going to be on how by defying the Catholic church Galileo left his foot marks on science history and created a path for people to further his findings.

My first source I have read for my paper is an encyclopedia article from Gale Virtual Library titled "Science and Its Times" by Stephen D. Norton. This article provides information on Galileo's history and some of his theories. Its also about Galileo and some of his failures. The perspective of the author in this article is has if he was praising Galileo but also agreeing he wasn't always successful. The reason I chose this article is because it speaks on certain theories Galileo had and described them better then a few of my other sources did. It fits my research topic because its straight to the point and gives me the information I could use.

My second source I have read for my paper is a book from Cuny+, the title is "The case of Galileo: a closed question" by Annibale Fantoli. The chapter I have read so far is chapter 6: The trial and Condemption of Galileo. This chapter so far provides relevant information because it gives so much information on Galileo's convictions and how it lead to him being trialed. I couldn't really find a certain argument to the book so far but I will be checking through the chapters if I find any. the information from this book is going to help me formulate a lot of my paper accurately and in depth. the author spoke with admiration on Galileo. This source is going to be perfect for my research paper because it is a short book that has everything on Galileo I need.


                                                                     Works Cited

Norton, Stephen D. "Galileo Galilei." Science and Its Times. Ed. Neil Schlager and Josh Lauer. Vol. 3: 1450 to 1699. Detroit: Gale, 2001. 367-368. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 6 Apr. 2014.

Fantoli, Annibale. The case of Galileo: a closed question?. Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame, 2012. Print.