Who was Galileo?
"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. Fr...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, New York :
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC,
[2015]
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| Series: | Who was-- ?
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| Online Access: | Go to Downloadable eBook Here. |
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| Summary: | "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"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | 105 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm. |
| Audience: | Ages 8-12. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-105). |
| ISBN: | 9780448479859 (pbk) 0448479850 (pbk) 9781480665415 (Paw Prints) 148066541X (Paw Prints) 9780606365949 (Turtleback) 060636594X (Turtleback) |
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