Who was Galileo?
Demuth, Patricia
Who was Galileo? by Patricia Brennan Demuth ; illustrated by John O'Brien - 105 p. illustrations, maps - Who Was .
Lexile measure : 760L
Who was Galileo? -- Boyhood -- Hungry for knowledge -- A rebel teacher -- Happy years -- Looking at the heavens -- The starry messenger -- A very dangerous thing? -- A masterpiece -- On trial -- Final years.
"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"--
9780448479859
Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642 --Juvenile literature.
Astronomers--Italy--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Physicists--Italy--Biography--Juvenile literature.
520.92 B
Who was Galileo? by Patricia Brennan Demuth ; illustrated by John O'Brien - 105 p. illustrations, maps - Who Was .
Lexile measure : 760L
Who was Galileo? -- Boyhood -- Hungry for knowledge -- A rebel teacher -- Happy years -- Looking at the heavens -- The starry messenger -- A very dangerous thing? -- A masterpiece -- On trial -- Final years.
"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"--
9780448479859
Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642 --Juvenile literature.
Astronomers--Italy--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Physicists--Italy--Biography--Juvenile literature.
520.92 B