num_pages: 32
description: Galileo's revolutionary scientific work brought him into conflict with the authorities but earned him an honored place in history books. He swept away old notions of the universe by observing the skies through a telescope and confirming that the Earth and planets travel around the Sun.
language: English
title: Galileo: Scientist and Stargazer
titlecomplete: Galileo: Scientist and Stargazer (What's Their Story?)
genres: Science, History
ratings_count: 22
series: What's Their Story?
publisher: Oxford University Press