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"Like Michelangelo, Galileo is another Renaissance great known just by his first name--a name that is synonymous with scientific achievement. Born in Pisa, Italy, in the sixteenth century, Galileo contributed to the era's great rebirth of knowledge. He invented a telescope to observe the heavens. From there, not even the sky was the limit! He turned long-held notions about the universe topsy turvy with his support of a sun-centric solar system. Patricia...

"A biography of seventeenth-century Italian astronomer and physicist Galileo and includes related activities for readers" --Provided by publisher.

Biography of the man who invented the telescope and proved the earth revolves around the sun. Includes activities.