HE DARED TO LOOK AT THE SKY DIFFERENTLY When most people believed Earth was the center of the universe, Galileo used a telescope to prove something shocking, the planets moved around the Sun. He discovered craters on the Moon, moons around Jupiter, and new ways of understanding motion. His courage to question old ideas changed science forever. WHY READ THIS BOOK? * Learn how curiosity challenges old ideas. * Discover how the telescope changed history * Understand how brave thinking shapes science * Be inspired to question and explore. BORN: 1564 * Improved the telescope * Discovered Jupiter's moons * Supported the Sun-centered system * Called the "Father of Modern Science"
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