Who was Galileo? by Patricia Brennan Demuth ; illustrated by John O'Brien.

By:

Demuth, Patricia [author.]

Contributor(s):

O'Brien, John, 1953- [illustrator]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Description: 105 pages: illustrations, maps ; 20 cmISBN:

9780448479859

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

520.92

LOC classification:

QB36.G2

Contents:

Summary: "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"-- Provided by publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Books	Footprints International School Library Network Toul Kork Campus TK Primary Library Room(4th Floor), Bookcase 5&6, Shelves 33-56, Orange Books	Juvenile Fiction	DEM 520.92 QB36.G2 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	2	Available	FISTK06025
Books	Footprints International School Library Network Toul Kork Campus	Juvenile Fiction	DEM 520.92 QB36.G2 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	FISSE01878

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

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