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Who Was Galileo? - (Who Was?) by Patricia Brennan Demuth & Who Hq (Paperback)

Who Was Galileo? - (Who Was?) by  Patricia Brennan Demuth & Who Hq (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"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"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>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.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Patricia Brennan Demuth is the author of <i>Who Was Laura Ingalls Wilder?</i>, <i>Who Is Bill Gates?</i>, <i>What Was Ellis Island?</i>, and <i>What Was Pearl Harbor?</i>

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