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Galileo's Daughter : A Drama of Science, Faith and Love
Galileo's Daughter A Drama of Science Faith and Love
Author: Dava Sobel
Despite its title, this impressive book proves to be less the story of Galileo's elder daughter, the oldest of his three illegitimate children, and more the story of Galileo himself and his trial before the Inquisition for arguing that Earth moves around the Sun. That familiar tale is given a new slant by Sobel's translationAfor the firs...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781857027129
ISBN-10: 1857027124
Publication Date: 9/7/2000
Pages: 430
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3.3 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Harpercollins Pub Ltd
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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great book, read it for our book club. first half a little slow, has a lot of historical information re: galileo. the actual letters from his daughter are delightful!!!!
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