02448cam a2200457 i 4500 515709819 TxAuBib 20211008120000.0 141205s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2014045708 9780448479859 paperback 0448479850 paperback 9780606365949 Turtleback edition 060636594X Turtleback edition TxAuBib rda Demuth, Patricia Brennan. 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 ; 20 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Who was 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 -- Timelines -- Bibliography. "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. 760 Lexile. Accelerated Reader MG 5.5 1.0 172015. 20211008. Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642 Juvenile literature. Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642. Astronomers Italy Biography Juvenile literature. Astronomers Italy. Physicists Italy Biography Juvenile literature. Physicists Italy. O'Brien, John, 1953-, illustrator. Who was. Who was-- ?