a historical memoir of science, faith, and love Sobel, Dava. creator text bibliography biography nyu New York Penguin Books 1999 monographic eng

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ix, 420 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. "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. Dava Sobel. Includes bibliographical references (p. [376]-382) and index. e-it--- Galilei, Galileo 1564-1642 Galilei, Maria Celeste 1600-1634 Correspondence Astronomers Italy Biography QB36.G2 S65 1999 520/.92 B 0140280553 0140280553 (pbk.) 99023885 http:// www.cornerstonesofscience.org/ http:// www.cornerstonesofscience.org/ DLC 110127 20250627115336.0 41284975