Demuth, Patricia creator author. O'Brien, John 1953- illustrator text monographic 105 pages: illustrations, maps ; 20 cm. "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"-- R 760 Lexile R Raz-Plus by Patricia Brennan Demuth ; illustrated by John O'Brien. Astronomers Italy Biography Juvenile literature Physicists Italy Biography Juvenile literature QB36.G2 520.92 9780448479859 NJQ/DLC 20250206110407.0 1644 eng