Renaissance genius
Subtitle: Galileo Galilei & his legacy to modern science
By: David Whitehouse
Publisher: Sterling
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781402769771
Subjects: Astronomers; Renaissance; Renaissance Science; Astronomie; Influence; Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.); Biography
Description: A lavishly illustrated exploration of the life and science of Galileo, taking us on a journey into the world of the Italian Renaissance at a crucial time of change.
Notes: "A Springwood book"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-225) and index.
Table of contents: title: Medieval madrigals; title: The hidden laws of nature; title: The perspiculum; title: The starry messenger; title: The face of the Inquisition; title: Heresy; title: But it does move; title: A shrunken universe; title: Science rising.