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Galileo : the genius who faced the Inquisition /

by Steele, Philip.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: National Geographic world history biographies. Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, 2005Edition: 1st, Marshall ed.Description: 64 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0792236564; 0792236572.Subject(s): Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642 | Astronomers -- Italy -- Biography -- Juvenile literature | Astronomy -- Italy -- History -- 16th century -- Juvenile literature | Astronomy -- Italy -- History -- 17th century -- Juvenile literature
Contents:
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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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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