William René Shea

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William René Shea (born May 16, 1937 in Québec ) is a Canadian historian of science .

Shea studied at Cambridge University and was at Harvard University , taught at the University of Ottawa , McGill University and the University of Strasbourg before becoming Professor of History of Science at the University of Padua in 2003 as holder of the Cattedra Galileiana .

He is particularly concerned with Galileo Galilei and the Scientific Revolution in the early modern period.

He is a member of the Royal Society of Canada , the Swedish Academy of Sciences and the Academia Europaea . He was President of the International Academy of the History of Science and the International Union for the History and Philosophy of Science. In 1993 he received the Koyré Medal .

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  • Galileo's Intellectual Revolution: middle period 1610-1632. Macmillan 1972
  • Editor with Maria Luisa Ringhini Bonelli: Reason, Experiment, and Mysticism in the Scientific Revolution. Science History Publications, 1975
  • with John King-Farlow: Values ​​and the Quality of Life. Science History Publications, 1976
  • Editor: Basic Issues in the Philosophy of Science. Science History Publications, 1976
  • Galileo's Intellectual Revolution: Middle Period, 1610-1632. Science History Publications, 1977
  • Editor with Mario Bunge Rutherford and Physics at the Turn of the Century. Science History Publications, 1979
  • Editor: Otto Hahn and the rise of nuclear physics. Springer, 1983
  • Editor: Nature Mathematized: historical and philosophical case studies in classical modern natural philosophy. Sold, 1983
  • Editor: Revolutions in Science: Their Meaning and Relevance. Science History Publications, 1989
  • Editor with Beat Sitter-Liver: Scientists and Their Responsibility. Watson Pub. International, 1989
  • Copernico, Galileo, Cartesio: aspetti della rivoluzione scientifica. Armando, 1989
  • Editor with Antonio Spadafora: Creativity in the Arts and Science. Science History Publications, 1990
  • Editor with Trevor Harvey Levere Nature, Experiment, and the Sciences: essays on Galileo and the history of science. Kluwer, 1990 (contributions including Stillman Drake )
  • Editor with Marcello Pera: Persuading science. Science History Publications, 1991
  • Editor with Antonio Spadafora: Interpreting the World: Science and Society. Science History Publications, 1992
  • with Marcello Pera, Pierluigi Barrotta: L'arte della persuasioe scientifica. Guerini e associati, 1992
  • with Enrico Bellone: Le scienze fisiche e astronomiche. Einaudi, 1992
  • with Carlo Pirovano: Storia delle scienze. Einaudi, 1992
  • Galileo Galilei: An Astronomer at Work. Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Science, 1993
  • The Magic of Numbers and Motion: The Scientific Career of Rene Descartes. Science History Publications, 1991
  • Published in: Energy Needs in the Year 2000: Ethical and Environmental Perspectives. Watson Pub. International, 1994
  • Copernico: un rivoluzionario prudente. Le Scienze, 2001
  • Designing Experiments & Games of Chance: the unconventional science of Blaise Pascal . Science History Publications, 2003
  • with Mariano Artigas: Galileo in Rome: The Rise and Fall of a Troublesome Genius. Oxford University Press, 2003
    • German translation: Galileo Galilei. The rise and fall of a genius. Primus Verlag 2006, ISBN 978-3-89678-559-6
  • with Mariano Artigas: Galileo Observed: Science and the Politics of Belief. Science History Publications, 2006
  • Translator and editor: Galileo's Sidereus nuncius, or, A sidereal message. Science History Publications, 2009

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personal data
SURNAME Shea, William René
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian science historian
DATE OF BIRTH May 16, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH Quebec