Who Was Galileo?
Kids, People and Places, Non-Fiction, Europe, Biography, Science and Technology, History
| Author: | Patricia Brennan Demuth, Who HQ | ISBN: | 9780698198852 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Young Readers Group | Publication: | February 5, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Penguin Workshop | Language: | English |
| Author: | Patricia Brennan Demuth, Who HQ |
| ISBN: | 9780698198852 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Young Readers Group |
| Publication: | February 5, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Penguin Workshop |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
