Galileo: Astronomer and Physicist
by Doak, Robin S.
Series:Signature Lives: Renaissance Era · Signature Lives: Scientific Revolution
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AR Book Level
7.9
AR Points
2
Word Count
11,015
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
85202 EN
About this book
Galileo Galilei, a sixteenth-century Italian astronomer and physicist, is the subject of this book. The biography profiles his life and scientific contributions, including his support for Copernicus's theory that Earth revolves around the Sun. The book describes his astronomical discoveries, his conflicts with the Catholic Church, and his groundbreaking work in physics that helped revolutionize science.
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