Who was Galileo?

Title
Who was Galileo?

Personal Author EPSB
Patricia, Demuth

Summary
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.

Year Published
2015

Series
Who was ...?

Physical Description
105 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.

Personal Subject
Galileo, 1564-1642.

Subject
Mathematicians.
 
Astronomers.
 
Physicists.
 
Astronomers -- Italy -- Biography.
 
Physicists -- Italy -- Biography.
 
Mathematicians -- Italy -- Biography.

Genre
Biographies.

Added Author
O'Brien, John, 1953-

Summary
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.

ISBN
9780448479859
 
9781480665415
 
9780606365949
 
9781484447932
 
9781489842350

Publisher
New York, New York : Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, [2015]


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
Westbrook925 GAL WHOBook30197000198257Non-Fiction