02339cam a2200457 i 4500 331041880 TxAuBib 20171020120000.0 141205s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2014045708 9780448479859 pbk 0448479850 pbk (OCoLC)881887953 TxAuBib rda Demuth, Patricia. Who was Galileo? [TP] / 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, map ; 20 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Who was Who was--? Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-105). 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. 20171020. Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642 Juvenile literature. Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642. Astronomers Italy Biography Juvenile literature. Physicists Italy Biography Juvenile literature. Astronomers. Physicists. Italy. Biography. Juvenile works. O'Brien, John, 1953-, illustrator. Who was. Who was--?