Galileo Galilei - Including a Brief History of Astronomy, a Portrait and Biography of Galileo and Additional Poetry Alfr

Mehr zum Buch

Galileo Galilee did not invent the telescope but he was the first to realize it's true importance. Galileo can claim to be the first to truly see the vast scale of our solar system, bodies orbiting other planets leading him to support the Copernican sun centered system, mountains and craters on the moon and the rings of Saturn. These awe inspiring discoveries are what Galileo is famous for but his life was spent pushing the boundaries of what we knew in a vast array of subjects. This biography explores this great scientists lives and works.