02144cam a2200373 i 4500 1501979530 TxAuBib 20240813120000.0 141205s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2014045708 9780448479859 softcover 0448479850 softcover TxAuBib rda Demuth, Patricia, author. Who was Galileo? / by Patricia Brennan Demuth ; illustrated by John O'Brien. New York, New York : Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, [2015] 105 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Who was Who was-- ? Includes bibliographical references (page 104). Who was Galileo? -- Boyhood -- Hungry for knowledge -- A rebel teacher -- Happy years -- Looking at the heavens -- The starry messenger -- A very dangerous thing? -- A masterpiece -- On trial -- Final years. "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. Ages 8-12. 20240813. Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642 Juvenile literature. Astronomers Italy Biography Juvenile literature. Physicists Italy Biography Juvenile literature. O'Brien, John, 1953-, illustrator. Who was. Who was-- ?