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Galileo s daughter is a book by dava sobel on 2000. A historical memoir of faith, science and love, published by walker and company. Galileo galilei was born into a time and a place that could not have been more perfect for him. From the international bestselling author of longitude, galileo s daughter is the fascinating story of the relationship between. The old history of science to which she adheres made for easy heroes. Galileo s daughter is the story of both galileo and his wise and intelligent older daughter, maria celeste. For this belief, he was brought before the holy office of the inquisition, accused of heresy, and forced to spend his. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 192 pages and is available in hardcover format.
Dava sobel born june 15, 1947 is an american writer of popular expositions of scientific topics. He was descended from the physician galileo buonaiuti, after whom the family had. Enjoy reading 429 pages by starting download or read online galileo s daughter. 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 physicsindeed of modern science altogether. Inspired by a long fascination with galileo, and by the remarkable surviving letters of his daughter maria celeste, a cloistered nun, dava sobel has crafted a biography that dramatically recolors the personality and accomplishments of a mythic figure whose earlyseventeenthcentury clash with catholic doctrine continues to define the schism between science and religionthe man albert. Dava sobel is an awardwinning science writer and the internationally bestselling author of. Very interesting biography with much information both about galileo, his daughter and their period in history. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. The first edition of the novel was published in 1995, and was written by dava sobel. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online.
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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. Dava sobel is equal parts poetic and science in her writing and she has a unique gift for intertwining the human stories with their scientific purpose, without missing a beat on the politics. A historical memoir of science, faith, and love summary by michael mcgoodwin, prepared 2000. Download pdf galileos daughter free online new books. At the age of, she was placed in a florentine nunnery being illegitimate, galileo considered her unmarriageable. Sobel bases her book on 124 surviving letters to the scientist from the nun, whom galileo described as a woman of exquisite mind, singular goodness, and tenderly attached to m. Click download or read online button to galileos daughter book pdf for free now.
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