Demuth, Patricia, <br/><br/>
Who was Galileo? / 
by Patricia Brennan Demuth; illustrated by John O'Brien. 
 - 105 pages :  illustrations, maps ;  20 cm. 
 - Who was-- ? .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-105). 
<br/><br/>Who was Galileo? -- Boyhood -- Hungry for knowledge -- A rebel teacher -- Happy years -- Looking at the heavens -- The starry messenger -- A very dangerous thing? -- A masterpiece -- On trial -- Final years. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0448479850 9780448479859 9780606365949 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2014045708 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642 --Juvenile literature.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Astronomers--Italy--Biography--Juvenile literature.<br/>Physicists--Italy--Biography--Juvenile literature.