Who was Galileo?
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Author:
Demuth, Patricia,
Contributors:
O'Brien, John, 1953- illustrator.
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Published:
New York, New York : Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, [2015].
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
105 pages: illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
Accelerated Reader:
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Points: 1
Lexile measure:
760L
Rating:
Ages 8-12.
Status:
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Severance Juvenile Biography
J BIO GALILEI GALILEO DEMUTH

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"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"--

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Astronomers -- Italy -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Galilei, Galileo, -- 1564-1642 -- Juvenile literature.
Physicists -- Italy -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780448479859 (softcover)
Accelerated Reader:
MG
Level 5.5, 1 Points
Lexile measure:
760

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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 104).
Description
"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.
Target Audience
Ages 8-12.

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APA Citation (style guide)

Demuth, P., & O'Brien, J. (2015). Who was Galileo? Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Demuth, Patricia and John O'Brien. 2015. Who Was Galileo? Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Demuth, Patricia and John O'Brien, Who Was Galileo? Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, 2015.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Demuth, Patricia, and John O'Brien. Who Was Galileo? Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, 2015.

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