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100 1 $aDemuth, Patricia.
245 10$aWho was Galileo? /$cby Patricia Brennan Demuth ; illustrated by John O'Brien.
260 $aNew York, New York :$bGrosset & Dunlap,$c[2015]
300 $a105 p. :$bill., map ;$c20 cm.
490 1 $aWho was...?
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 $aWho was Galileo? -- Boyhood -- Hungry for knowledge -- A rebel teacher -- Happy years -- Looking at the heavens -- The starry messenger -- A very dangerous thing? -- A masterpiece -- On trial -- Final years.
520 $a"Like Michelangelo, Galileo is another Renaissance great known just by his first name--a name that is synonymous with scientific achievement. Born in Pisa, Italy, in the sixteenth century, Galileo contributed to the era's great rebirth of knowledge. He invented a telescope to observe the heavens. From there, not even the sky was the limit! He turned long-held notions about the universe topsy turvy with his support of a sun-centric solar system. Patricia Brennan Demuth offers a sympathetic portrait of a brilliant man who lived in a time when speaking scientific truth to those in power was still a dangerous proposition"--$cProvided by publisher.
521 1 $aAges 8-12.
600 10$aGalilei, Galileo,$d1564-1642$vJuvenile literature.
650 0$aAstronomers$zItaly$vBiography$vJuvenile literature.
650 0$aPhysicists$zItaly$vBiography$vJuvenile literature.
700 1 $aO'Brien, John,$d1953-
830 0$aWho was... ?