Galileo Project

Portrait of Galileo

Justus Sustermans circa 1639

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Here's just one course, the Galileo Project by Albert Van Heldon at Rice University. He and his students have been working on the Galileo Project for many years. He presents several in-dept modules, including Introduction to Galileo, his family, his science, instruments, theories and observations.

An excellent overview for independent scholars interested in the history of science.