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Galileo Galilei: Inventor, Astronomer, and Rebel (Giants of Science)
Galileo Galilei Inventor Astronomer and Rebel - Giants of Science Author:Michael White Galileo Galilei was one of the world's greatest scientific pioneers. His work ranged through mechanics and motion, to sound, speech and light, astronomy, and the system of the universe. Despite his outstanding contributions to science, he was labeled a heretic by the Catholic Church and was imprisioned for life.