01722nam a2200349u 4500 41284975 OCoLC 20250627115336.0 ta 110127s1999 nyuab b 001 0beng 99023885 0140280553 14.00 0140280553 (pbk.) DLC DLC WaOLN AJM pcc e-it--- C7TA QB36.G2 S65 1999 520/.92 B 21 Sobel, Dava. 20710 Galileo's daughter : a historical memoir of science, faith, and love / Dava Sobel. New York : Penguin Books 1999. ix, 420 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [376]-382) and index. "The son of a musician, Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) tried at first to enter a monastery before engaging the skills that made him the foremost scientist of his day. Though he never left Italy, his inventions and discoveries were heralded around the world. Most sensationally, his telescopes allowed him to reveal a new reality in the heavens and to reinforce the astounding argument that the Earth moves around the Sun. For this belief, he was brought before the Holy Office of the Inquisition, accused of heresy, and forced to spend his last years under house arrest." provided by the publisher. 1530 Lexile. Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642. Correspondence. 20711 Galilei, Maria Celeste, 1600-1634 Correspondence. 20712 Astronomers Italy Biography. 20713 Cornerstones of Science website http:// www.cornerstonesofscience.org/ ddc BOOK 2715 2715 0 0 ABELJ abelj B 2016-10-26 0 B GALI 17753 2016-10-26 14.00 2016-10-26 BOOK