03142cam a2200613 i 4500 360996839 TxAuBib 20181024120000.0 141205s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2014045708 9780448479859 0448479850 (OCoLC)881887953 TxAuBib rda Demuth, Patricia,. Who was Galileo? / by Patricia Brennan Demuth ; illustrated by John O'Brien. New York, New York : Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, [2015] 105 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Who was-- Includes bibliographical references (page 104). Who 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. "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"-- Provided by publisher. Ages 8-12. 20181024. Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642 Juvenile literature. Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642. Galileo, 1564-1642. Biography. Astronomers Italy Biography Juvenile literature. Astronomers. Astronomers. Italy Biography. Astronomers. Italy Biography. Physicists Italy Biography Juvenile literature. Physicists. Physicists. Italy Biography. Physicists. Italy Biography Juvenile literature. Physicists. Italy Biography. Mathematicians. Mathematicians. Italy Biography. Mathematicians. Italy Biography. Juvenile nonfiction Biography & Autobiography Science & Technology. Juvenile nonfiction History Renaissance. Juvenile nonfiction People & Places Europe. Juvenile nonfiction Biography & Autobiography Science & Technology. Juvenile nonfiction History Renaissance. Juvenile nonfiction People & Places Europe. Italy. Juvenile literature. O'Brien, John, illustrator. Who was-- .