Galileo Galilei: The Story of the Brilliant Italian Scholar Hounded by the Inquisition Because of His Views on the Universe (Scientists Who Have Changed the World)

By Michael White

Book Overview

Galileo Galilei was one of the world's greatest scientific pioneers. His work ranged through mechanics and motion, to sound, speech and light, astronomy, and the system of the universe. Despite his... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1850152276
• ISBN13: 9781850152279
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Exley Publications Ltd
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A True Giant of Science!

"The mathematician and physicist Galileo Galilei is one of the most famous scientists of all times. The story of his life and times, of his epoch-making experiments and discoveries, of his stubbornness and pride, of his patrons in the house of Medici, of his enemies and friends in their struggle for truth - all is brought vividly to life in this book. Atle Nss has written a gripping account of one of the great figures in European history.He was awarded the Brage Prize, the most prestigious literary prize in Norway." (review from First Science Online Newsletter)