| Title | : | Who Was Galileo? (Unabridged) |
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| Author | : | Patricia Brennan Demuth |
| Release | : | 2016-03-01 |
| Kind | : | audiobook |
| Genre | : | Kids & Young Adults |
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| 1 | Who Was Galileo? (Unabridged) | Patricia Brennan Demuth |
| 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. |
