The New Thoughts of Galileo

contained in this Book.

A woodcut depicts the initial letter A, decorated with ornate floral and foliage patterns.Agreement or sweetness of consonances,
from where, 98
Air, how much lighter than water, 63
Air prevents the parabola, 231
Air compared in weight to tin, 61
Air weighed in a vacuum, 69
Air retards the speed of all bodies, 81
Arquebus a type of early firearm, and its range, 256

Stick broken over the knee, and its strength, 149

Circle cannot be followed or "traced" in a sequence, 25
Centers of gravity. See the Preface.
Circle is a mean proportional, 43
Concentric circles, having a double infinity of points, 17. 18
Brass strings, and their strength, 13
String, where it breaks, 140
Consonances, and their ratios, 93
Columns, why those drawn from straight grain are so strong, 5. 6. etc.
Heavy bodies, why they do not descend faster than less heavy ones, 49. etc.
Conoids, and their center of gravity, see the Pref.
Cylinder, the largest of all possible, 145. etc.
Cylinders compared to their surfaces, 34
Unique cylinder of the same strength, 136. etc.
Cylinders of different thickness, their strength, 128
Cylinders supported in the middle and at their two ends, 147