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Who Was Galileo?

by Patricia Brennan Demuth

2020-05-15 02:59:30

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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. H... Read more
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. Less

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File size7.4x5.2x0.5inches
Print pages112
PublisherTurtleback Books
Publication date February 1, 2015
Languageeng
ISBN9780606365949
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Patricia Brennan Demuth
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Patricia Brennan is an educator and children's book author. She has authored several titles for children, including many books in the leveled reader program, Penguin Young Readers....

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