Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
5-29-2009
Abstract
In Dante’s Inferno, several riddles are posed regarding the relative sizes of ordinary men versus giants versus Lucifer—all of which Galileo solves in his first public lecture—which we review herein.
Recommended Citation
Simoson, Andrew, "Galileo's Solution to Dante's Riddle" (2009). ACMS Conference Proceedings 2009. 11.
https://pillars.taylor.edu/acms-2009/11
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