Galileo : the genius who faced the inquisition
/ Philip Steele
- 1st, Marshall ed
- Washington, D.C. : National Geographic , 2005.
- 64 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
- World history biographies .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Galileo's childhood -- A scientist is born -- Going to school -- Italy in Galileo's time -- Everyday life -- Student and teacher -- The student -- The teacher -- New ideas -- An eye on the heavens -- Family matters -- Sun, moon, and stars -- Inquisition -- Trouble ahead -- Friends and enemies -- The trial -- The final years -- House arrest -- What we know now -- Spreading the word -- The fading light -- After Galileo.
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Astronomy---History---Italy---17th century----Juvenile literature