Galileo: Scientist and Stargazer

by Jacqueline Mitton

Book Overview

Galileo's revolutionary scientific work brought him into conflict with the authorities but earned him an honored place in history books. He swept away old notions of the universe by observing the skies through a telescope and confirming that the Earth and planets travel around the Sun.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195214056
• ISBN13: 9780195214055
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 6 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 5