| Title | : | Who Was Galileo? |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | Patricia Brennan Demuth, Who HQ & John O'Brien |
| Release | : | 2015-02-05 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Biographies for Kids, Books, Kids, Social Studies for Kids, History for Kids |
| Size | : | 58856926 |
| 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. |
