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 eras 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 Brennan Demuth offers a sympathetic portrait of a brilliant man who lived in a time when speaking scientific truth to those in power was still a dangerous proposition
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