Who was Galileo?
Brand: Penguin
Format: Paperback
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“Long before the jeweller’s testing machine, Galileo built a balance that showed how much real gold sat inside a mixed metal. Science feels a lot closer to home after that.”
He left university without a degree, then returned as a professor.
Who Was Galileo? is an illustrated biography of the Italian astronomer and inventor often called the father of modern science.
As a young man, Galileo kept asking questions about nature, such as what makes things float, then built inventions to put the answers to use. This chapter book follows his life as a scientist and astronomer, and the trouble his discoveries brought him.
What they'll discover
- How his clever balance showed jewellers how much gold or silver hid inside mixed metals.
- That his sister's dowry cost as much as a whole year of his salary.
- The geometric and military compass he invented in 1597, which looked like two numbered rulers.
By Patricia Brennan Demuth · Illustrated by John O'Brien · Who Was? series · English
Quick answers
What is a dowry? Wedding money that a bride's family paid to the groom, a custom in Galileo's day.
Is it only about the stars? No. Alongside his astronomy, it covers earlier inventions, including a pump that helped farmers water their crops.
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