World History Biographies: Galileo: The Genius Who Faced the Inquisition

by Philip Steele

Book Overview

Galileo made the first effective use of the refracting telescope to discover important new facts about astronomy. His observations led him to support Copernicus's claim that Earth and the other... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0792236564
• ISBN13: 9780792236566
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: National Geographic Society
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.3" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7