Who Was Galileo?

by Patricia Brennan Demuth, Who HQ, John O'Brien (Illustrator)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780448479859
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	02/05/2015
Series:	Penguin Who Was...Series
Pages:	112
Sales rank:	27,574
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 7.60(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	760L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Patricia Brennan Demuth is the author of Who Was Laura Ingalls Wilder?, Who Is Bill Gates?, What Was Ellis Island?, and What Was Pearl Harbor?

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