Galileo's Daughter

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biographical work book

"Galileo's Daughter" is a biographical work by Dava Sobel that intertwines the life and scientific achievements of Galileo Galilei with the letters and perspective of his daughter, Maria Celeste.

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instanceOf biographical work ⓘ
book ⓘ
author Dava Sobel NERFINISHED ⓘ
awardReceived Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn letters of Maria Celeste NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
coversEvent Galileo's house arrest ⓘ
Galileo's trial by the Roman Inquisition NERFINISHED ⓘ
coversTopic Catholic Church and science ⓘ
astronomy ⓘ
history of the Scientific Revolution ⓘ
genre biography ⓘ
history of science ⓘ
hasOclcNumber 41368276 ⓘ
hasPerspectiveFrom letters written by Maria Celeste ⓘ
isbn10 0802713432 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject Galileo Galilei NERFINISHED ⓘ
Maria Celeste NERFINISHED ⓘ
mediaType audiobook ⓘ
print ⓘ
narrativeFocus relationship between Galileo Galilei and Maria Celeste ⓘ
notableFor integrating personal letters into scientific biography ⓘ
originalTitle Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love NERFINISHED ⓘ
pageCount about 420 ⓘ
placeInNarrative Arcetri NERFINISHED ⓘ
Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ
publicationDate 1999 ⓘ
publisher Fourth Estate NERFINISHED ⓘ
Walker & Company NERFINISHED ⓘ
setInPeriod 17th century ⓘ
shortlistedFor PEN Award for Biography NERFINISHED ⓘ
theme conflict between science and religion ⓘ
faith and devotion ⓘ
family bonds ⓘ
intellectual freedom ⓘ
timeSpanCovered Galileo Galilei's later life ⓘ
Maria Celeste's life in the convent ⓘ

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