| Description |
105 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm. |
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unmediated rdamedia |
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volume rdacarrier |
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Who was...? |
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Who was-- ?
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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. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-105) |
| Contents |
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. |
| Subject |
Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642 -- Juvenile literature.
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Astronomers -- Italy -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Physicists -- Italy -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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| Genre/Form |
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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| Added Author |
O'Brien, John, 1953- illustrator.
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| ISBN |
9780606365949 |
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9781484447932 |
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