Screen LibraryWho 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 h...
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Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, New York : |
| Publication Dates: | [2015] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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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 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"-- |
| Carrier Form: | 105 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm. |
| Audience: | Ages 8-12. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 104). |
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9780448479859 0448479850 |
| Index Number: | QB36 |
| CLC: | K835.466.14-49 |
| Call Number: | K835.466.14-49/G158D |
| Contents: | Who was Galileo? -- Boyhood -- Hungry for knowledge -- A rebel teacher -- Happy years -- Looking at theavens -- The starry messenger -- A very dangerous thing? -- A masterpiece -- On trial -- Final years. |