Who Was Galileo?

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.

Publisher: Penguin Workshop
Published: 02/05/2015
Pages: 112
Weight: 0.26lbs
Size: 7.40h x 5.20w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9780448479859
Age: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.5
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade
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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?