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Dava Sobel Galileo's Daughter (Paperback)
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- Book Title
- Galileo's Daughter : a Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love
- Publication Name
- Galileo's Daughter
- Title
- Galileo's Daughter
- Subtitle
- A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 0802779654
- EAN
- 9780802779656
- ISBN
- 9780802779656
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing USA
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- Cultural Heritage, Religious, General, Science & Technology
- Release Date
- 04/09/2011
- Release Year
- 2011
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 1.2in
- Item Length
- 8.2in
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 15.2 Oz
- Publication Year
- 2011
- Number of Pages
- 432 Pages
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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 early-seventeenth-century clash with Catholic doctrine continues to define the schism between science and religion-the man Albert Einstein called "the father of modern physics-indeed of modern science altogether." It is also a stunning portrait of Galileo's daughter, a person hitherto lost to history, described by her father as "a woman of exquisite mind, singular goodness, and most tenderly attached to me." 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. During that same time, while the bubonic plague wreaked its terrible devastation and the Thirty Years' War tipped fortunes across Europe, Galileo sought to reconcile the Heaven he revered as a good Catholic with the heavens he revealed through his telescope. Filled with human drama and scientific adventure, Galileo's Daughter is an unforgettable story. Praise for Galileo's Daughter : "[Sobel] shows herself a virtuoso at encapsulating the history and the politics of science. Her descriptions of Galileo's ideas...are pithy, vivid, and intelligible." - Wall Street Journal
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Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
0802779654
ISBN-13
9780802779656
eBay Product ID (ePID)
102892469
Product Key Features
Book Title
Galileo's Daughter : a Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Cultural Heritage, Religious, General, Science & Technology
Publication Year
2011
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
432 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.2in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
15.2 Oz
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"Sobel is a master storyteller.... What she has done, with her choice of excerpts and her strong sense of story, is bring a great scientist to life." -- Alan Lightman, New York Times "[Sobel] shows herself a virtuoso at encapsulating the history and the politics of science. Her descriptions of Galileo's ideas... are pithy, vivid, and intelligible." -- Wall Street Journal "Sobel does wonders clearly explaining scientific principles... [She] is a most original writer, with a reverence for history and storytelling." -- USA Today "Galileo's Daughter is a remarkable work for the beauty of the writing and the clarity of the time and relationships it creates. Sobel pays close attention to fine detail, resulting in a work that feels real." -- Denver Post "Sobel seamlessly recounts history as wonderful narrative filled with outsized characters all marching toward a booming climax." -- San Diego Union Tribune, Praise for Galileo's Daughter : "Sobel is a master storyteller ... What [she] has done, with her choice of excerpts and her strong sense of story, is bring a great scientist to life." - Alan Lightman, New York Times Book Review "A remarkable work for the beauty of the writing and the clarity of the time and relationships it creates." - Denver Post "Sobel does wonders clearly explaining scientific principles ... [She] is a most original writer, with a reverence for history and storytelling." - USA Today "[Sobel] shows herself a virtuoso at encapsulating the history and the politics of science. Her descriptions of Galileo's ideas ... are pithy, vivid, and intelligible." - Wall Street Journal
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