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Who was Galileo? Cover Image Book

Who was Galileo? / by Patricia Brennan Demuth ; illustrated by John O'Brien.

Demuth, Patricia, (author.). O'Brien, John, 1953- (illustrator.).

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"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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Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642 > Juvenile literature.
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