Galileo and the universe

Title
Galileo and the universe

Personal Author EPSB
Steve. Parker

Summary
Discusses the life and discoveries of Galileo, the sixteenth- and seventeenth-century mathematician, physicist, and astronomer who challenged ideas more than a thousand years old and changed the course of science.

Year Published
1992

Series
Science discoveries

Physical Description
32 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 25 cm.

Note
"Ages 8-12"--Cover.
 
Includes index.

Personal Subject
Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642-Juvenile literature.
 
Galileo, 1564-1642.

Subject
Astronomy -- History.
 
Astronomers -- Italy -- Biography.
 
Astronomers.
 
Scientists.

Summary
Discusses the life and discoveries of Galileo, the sixteenth- and seventeenth-century mathematician, physicist, and astronomer who challenged ideas more than a thousand years old and changed the course of science.

ISBN
9780060207359

Publisher
New York, NY : HarperCollins, 1992.


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
Norwood520.92 PARBook30156000137806Non-Fiction