Who Was Galileo?
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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. He invented a telescope with which he was able 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 preposition. Review: Great service!! - Perfect for kids!! Review: Excellent read - This was bought to help an eleven year old write a school project on Galileo. It was enormously helpful, written in a lively and accessible way and giving more insight than an Internet trawl would. It got the whole family interested in Galileo!
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