Starry messenger : a book depicting the life of a famous scientist, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, physicist, Galileo Galilei /
Describes the life and work of the courageous man who changed the way people saw the galaxy, by offering objective evidence that the earth was not the fixed center of the universe.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Farrar Straus Giroux,
1996.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | Describes the life and work of the courageous man who changed the way people saw the galaxy, by offering objective evidence that the earth was not the fixed center of the universe. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm. |
| Awards: | Caldecott Honor Book, 1997 |
| ISBN: | 0374371911 |