Who was galileo', paperback/patricia brennan demuth

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 eras great rebirth of knowledge.

He invented a telescope to observe the heavens.

From there, not even the sky was the limitHe 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.