Who was Galileo? / by Patricia Brennan Demuth ; illustrated by John O'Brien.
"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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- ISBN: 9780448479859
- ISBN: 0448479850
- ISBN: 9780606365949
- ISBN: 9781480665415
- ISBN: 9781484447932
- ISBN: 148444793X
- Physical Description: 105 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm.
- Publisher: New York, New York : Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, [2015]
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-105). |
Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
Target Audience Note: | Ages 8-12. 760L Lexile |
Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.5 1 172015. |
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Subject: | Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642 > Juvenile literature. Astronomers > Italy > Biography > Juvenile literature. Physicists > Italy > Biography > Juvenile literature. |
Genre: | Biographies. |
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