02572cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000330011324501540014624601540030026400510045430000470050533600260055233700260057833800360060450000310064050801830067152012150085453400450206965300170211465300210213170000220215285600430217499900170221737729UtSlPG20260610133848.0mcr n260607r2011||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aQC1 aGalilei, Galileo,d1564-164212aA Discourse Presented to the Most Serene Don Cosimo II., Great Duke of Tuscany, Concerning the Natation of Bodies Vpon, and Submersion In, the Water.1 aA Discourse Presented to the Most Serene Don Cosimo II., Great Duke of Tuscany, Concerning the Natation of Bodies Upon, and Submersion In, the Water. 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2011  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2011-10-12  aProduced by Tim Madden and the Online Distributed
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Internet Archive)  a"A Discourse Presented to the Most Serene Don Cosimo II., Great Duke of Tuscany" by Galileo Galilei is a scientific treatise written in the early 17th century. The work delves into the principles of buoyancy and the reasons behind the floating and sinking of solid bodies in water, offering a detailed analysis and challenging Aristotelian concepts about gravity and density.   The opening of this discourse sets the stage for a rigorous examination of the scientific theories behind the natation (floating) and submersion of bodies in water. Galileo introduces the subject by addressing Don Cosimo II and discusses his previous astronomical observations, before delving into a debate with learned men about the nature of gravity and buoyancy. He posits that the weight of a solid relative to the density of water determines its behavior in water, suggesting that figure or shape does not inherently affect a body's ability to float or sink. Through definitions and axioms, he outlines his intention to provide a logical and mathematical foundation for the observations, framing his discourse as a more effective means of argumentation compared to verbal disputes. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aHydrostatics  aSpecific gravity1 aSalusbury, Thomas40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37729  c78569d78569