The Trial of Galileo: Science Versus the Inquisition
by Nardo, Don
Series:Famous Trials
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AR Book Level
10.4
AR Points
4
Word Count
21,849
Interest Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
80324 EN
About this book
This book examines key issues in the trial of seventeenth-century astronomer Galileo, accused of heresy by the Inquisition for advocating the Copernican, or sun-centered, view of the universe. Also covered are the reasons the trial remains memorable.