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ISBN
9780802713438
EAN
9780802713438
Book Title
Galileo's Daughter : a Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love
Item Length
9.4 in
Publisher
Walker & Company
Publication Year
1999
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
1.5 in
Author
Dava Sobel
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Topic
Women, Europe / Western, Europe / Renaissance, General, Historical, Science & Technology
Item Width
6.5 in
Item Weight
28 Oz..6 Oz, 28.5 Oz
Number of Pages
384 Pages

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Inspired by a long fascination with Galileo, and by the remarkable surviving letters of Galileo's daughter, a cloistered nun, Dava Sobel has written a biography unlike any other of the man Albert Einstein called "the father of modern physics- indeed of modern science altogether." Galileo's Daughter also presents a stunning portrait of a person hitherto lost to history, described by her father as "a woman of exquisite mind, singular goodness, and most tenderly attached to me." The son of a musician, Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) tried at first to enter a monastery before engaging the skills that made him the foremost scientist of his day. Though he never left Italy, his inventions and discoveries were heralded around the world. Most sensationally, his telescopes allowed him to reveal a new reality in the heavens and to reinforce the astounding argument that the Earth moves around the Sun. For this belief, he was brought before the Holy Office of the Inquisition, accused of heresy, and forced to spend his last years under house arrest. Of Galileo's three illegitimate children, the eldest best mirrored his own brilliance, industry, and sensibility, and by virtue of these qualities became his confidante. Born Virginia in 1600, she was thirteen when Galileo placed her in a convent near him in Florence, where she took the most appropriate name of Suor Maria Celeste. Her loving support, which Galileo repaid in kind, proved to be her father's greatest source of strength throughout his most productive and tumultuous years. Her presence, through letters which Sobel has translated from their original Italian and masterfully woven into the narrative, graces her father's life now as it did then. Galileo's Daughter dramatically recolors the personality and accomplishment of a mythic figure whose seventeenth-century clash with Catholic doctrine continues to define the schism between science and religion. Moving between Galileo's grand public life and Maria Celeste's sequestered world, Sobel illuminates the Florence of the Medicis and the papal court in Rome during the pivotal era when humanity's perception of its place in the cosmos was about to be overturned. In that same time, while the bubonic plague wreaked its terrible devastation and the Thirty Years' War tipped fortunes across Europe, one man sought to reconcile the Heaven he revered as a good Catholic with the heavens he revealed through his telescope. With all the human drama and scientific adventure that distinguished Dava Sobel's previous book Longitude, Galileo's Daughter is an unforgettable story.

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Publisher
Walker & Company
ISBN-10
0802713432
ISBN-13
9780802713438
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Product Key Features

Book Title
Galileo's Daughter : a Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love
Author
Dava Sobel
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Women, Europe / Western, Europe / Renaissance, General, Historical, Science & Technology
Publication Year
1999
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
384 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.4 in
Item Height
1.5 in
Item Width
6.5 in
Item Weight
28 Oz..6 Oz, 28.5 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Qb36.G2s65 1999
Publication Date
1999-10-01
Copyright Date
1999
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
99-023885
Dewey Decimal
520/.92 B
Dewey Edition
21

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  • by BpgexnOrTu6@Deleted
    01 Nov, 2018

    Compelling biography

    "Galileo's Daughter" is more a biography of the father than the daughter, but the reader certainly learns a great deal about both. Through surviving letters, the reader "sees" the wonderful relationship between father and daughter and learns how science and church actually influenced and controlled their lives. History books describe Galileo's scientific work and his interactions with the church, but those books tell only a fraction of his important and fascinating life. "Galileo's Daughter" expands the story; it ushers readers into Galileo's life and allows us to share his triumphs and sorrows.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: thrift.books

  • by purpleandrea1975
    07 Jun, 2006

    Galileo's Daughter

    I bought this book for a book club that meets once a month. It was recommended highly by others in the group. When I picked it up I thought it was going to be a historical fiction novel, but soon discovered it was a history biography about Galileo and his discoveries. What holds the book together is his letters from his daughter and the warm relationship that he has with her. Without these letters, I'm not sure I would have finished the novel. It is not an easy read, but it left me satisfied at the end of the book. You'll love it if you are interested in scientific details, the early church, astronomy, or philosophy. I learned a lot from it.

  • by drsquare
    03 Feb, 2021

    Readable book and so interesting.

    Great book which is easy to read.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: second.sale

  • by dand12uff
    10 Mar, 2008

    Loved the price!

    I was overjoyed when I saw a price like seventy-five cents, who would not? I ordered later than I should have, so I can not blame it coming three days later than I hoped on the sender. Thank you so much... even if the book was slightly boring. Such is education.

  • by skyevilla
    31 Oct, 2010

    Galileo's Daughter

    Very Interesting facts in the life of the infamous Astronomer. His fascination is clearly explained through letters to his daughter & persuit of his great curiosity! Good read!

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