Who Was Galileo?
Author | : Patricia Brennan Demuth |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 114 |
Release | : 2015-02-05 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780448479859 |
ISBN-13 | : 0448479850 |
Rating | : 4/5 (59 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: 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.