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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New York, New York :
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC,
[2015]
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Who was Galileo? / |c by Patricia Brennan Demuth ; illustrated by John O'Brien. |
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| 300 | |a 105 pages : |b illustrations, map ; |c 20 cm. | ||
| 440 | 0 | |a Who was-- ? | |
| 520 | |a "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. | ||
| 521 | 8 | |a Ages 8-12. | |
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-105). | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Who was Galileo? -- Boyhood -- Hungry for knowledge -- A rebel teacher -- Happy years -- Looking at the heavens -- The starry messenger -- A very dangerous thing? -- A masterpiece -- On trial -- Final years. | |
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