Great confrontations in science. Ten of the most thrilling debates

The real history of science is by no means a triumphal procession. Countless branches, lateral paths and even dead ends took place on this path. Also, those who drive science forward, its figures are guided not only by the desire to discover eternal truths. Being primarily people, they are overwhelmed by passions, are mistaken, jealous of the success of colleagues.

This book tells about the ten most exciting disputes in the history of science: this is the process of Galilee, initiated by Pope Urban VIII, and the irreconcilable polemic between the great English mathematician John Wallis and the equally great philosopher Thomas Hobbes, and the enmity that stirred the whole scientific world Newton and Leibniz, and much, much more