Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love
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Everyone knows that Galileo Galilei dropped cannonballs off the leaning tower of Pisa, developed the first reliable telescope, and was convicted by the Inquisition for holding a heretical belief--that the earth revolved around the sun. But did you know he had a daughter? In Galileo's Daughter, Dava Sobel (author of the bestselling Longitude) tells the story of the famous scientist and his illegi... More
Book Information
Publisher | Penguin Young Readers Group |
Binding | Paperback (53 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 432 |
ISBN-10 | 0140280553 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0140280555 |
Publication Date | 11/01/2000 |
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