Galileo and the Magic Numbers
Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. · Paperback · October 12, 2021
This “enjoyable” biography of the brilliant astronomer will intrigue young people who are “bored with the textbook approach to science” (The New York Times Book Review).
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- Who it’s for
- Young people bored by textbook-style science
- Themes
- Scientific inquiry, History of science, Challenging established ideas
- Genres
- Science & Tech Biographies, Astronomy for Teens, History of Science for Teens
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This “enjoyable” biography of the brilliant astronomer will intrigue young people who are “bored with the textbook approach to science” (The New York Times Book Review). Sixteenth century Italy produced Galileo, a genius who marked the world with his studies and hypotheses about mathematical, physical, and astronomical truths. His father, musician Vincenzio Galilei said, “Truth is not found behind a man’s reputation.
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Truth appears only when the answers to questions are searched out by a free mind. This is not the easy path in life but it is the most rewarding.” Galileo challenged divine law and the physics of Aristotle, and questioned everything in search of truths. And it was through this quest for truth that he was able to establish a structure for modern science.
Where it sits
| Science & Tech Biographies | 91% |
|---|---|
| History of Science for Teens | 55% |
| Astronomy for Teens | 51% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Lives in History
- Science & Tech Biographies
- Astronomy for Teens
- Authors
- Sidney Rosen
- Publisher
- Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
- Published
- October 12, 2021
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Scientific inquiry · History of science · Challenging established ideas
- Reading lane
- Lives in History