Who Was Galileo?

by Patricia Brennan Demuth Narrated by Mark Deakins

Overview

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.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940171848712
Publisher:	Penguin Random House
Publication date:	03/01/2016
Series:	Who Was? Series
Edition description:	Unabridged
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

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