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Galileo's dream /

From the summit of their distant future, a charismatic renegade named Ganymede travels to the past to bring Galileo forward in an attempt to alter history and ensure the ascendancy of science over religion. Yet between his brief and jarring visitations to this future, Galileo must struggle against t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Robinson, Kim Stanley
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Ballantine Books, [2009]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Galilei, Galileo, > 1564-1642 > Trials, litigation, etc. > Fiction.
Religion and science > Italy > History > 17th century > Fiction.
Space colonies > Fiction.
Outer space > Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Science fiction.
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Summary:From the summit of their distant future, a charismatic renegade named Ganymede travels to the past to bring Galileo forward in an attempt to alter history and ensure the ascendancy of science over religion. Yet between his brief and jarring visitations to this future, Galileo must struggle against the ignorance and superstition of his own time.
Physical Description:532 pages ; 24 cm.
ISBN:9780553806595 (alk. paper)
0553806599 (alk. paper)