Who Was Galileo? (Who Was?)
by Patricia Brennan Demuth (Author) John O'Brien (Illustrator)
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.
Select format:
Paperback
$5.99
Locate at a Library Near You WorldCat is the world's largest library catalog, helping you find library materials online.
Find books about:
More books in the series - See All
Other series you might like
Patricia Brennan Demuth
Patricia Brennan Demuth is the author of What Was Ellis Island?, What Was Pearl Harbor?, Who Was Laura Ingalls Wilder?, and Who Is Bill Gates?
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9780448479859
Lexile Measure
760L
Guided Reading Level
N/A
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Publication date
February 20, 2015
Series
Who Was?
BISAC categories
JNF007090 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology
JNF038060 - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | Europe
JNF025160 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Renaissance
JNF038060 - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | Europe
JNF025160 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Renaissance
Library of Congress categories
Astronomers
Italy
Galilei, Galileo
Physicists
Italy
Galilei, Galileo
Physicists
