Who Was Galileo?

von Patricia Brennan Demuth, Who Hq

114 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• Reihe: Penguin Young Readers Group
• ISBN: 9780448479859
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 05.02.2015
• Größe: 193 x 134 mm
• Verlag: Random House
• Illustrationen: John O'Brien