Contributions

  • O'Brien, John, 1953- ill - Contributor

Publication

2015 - Penguin Group (USA), New York, N.Y, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

26,250 words, Guess

Page Count

105 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archivewhowasgalileo0000demu
  • ISBN-100448479850
  • ISBN-10148444793X
  • ISBN-101489842357
  • ISBN-139780448479859
and 7 more
  • ISBN-139781484447932
  • ISBN-139781489842350
  • Library of Congress Control Number2014045708
  • OCLC Control Number881887953
  • Better World Books9780448479859
  • Better World Books9781484447932
  • Open LibraryOL27174323M

Classifications

  • DDC520.92
  • LCCQB36.G2
  • LCCQB36.G2D46 2015
and 1 more
  • LCCQB36.G2 D46 2015

Alternate Titles

  • Galileo?

Description

Like Michelangelo, Galileo is another Renaissance great known just by his first name--a name that is synonymous with scientific achievement. Born in Pisa, Italy, in the sixteenth century, Galileo contributed to the era's great rebirth of knowledge. He invented a telescope to observe the heavens. From there, not even the sky was the limit! He turned long-held notions about the universe topsy turvy with his support of a sun-centric solar system. Patricia Brennan Demuth offers a sympathetic portrait of a brilliant man who lived in a time when speaking scientific truth to those in power was still a dangerous proposition. Born in Pisa, Italy, in the sixteenth century, Galileo contributed to the era's great rebirth of knowledge, despite intense political and religious opposition. Galileo is known as the father of modern science.

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Other Editions

  • Who was Galileo?Penguin Group (USA)2015-01-01

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