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Galileo's Daughter, SIGNED 1st Edition HC/DJ, Dava Sobel
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Item specifics
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- Trade
- ISBN
- 9780802713438
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Walker & Company
ISBN-10
0802713432
ISBN-13
9780802713438
eBay Product ID (ePID)
924864
Product Key Features
Book Title
Galileo's Daughter : a Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Women, Cultural Heritage, Europe / Western, Europe / Renaissance, Historical, Science & Technology
Publication Year
1999
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.5 in
Item Weight
28.5 Oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
99-023885
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
520/.92 B
Synopsis
Inspired by a long fascination with Galileo, and by the remarkable surviving letters of Galileo's daughter, a cloistered nun, Dava Sobel has written a biography unlike any other of the man Albert Einstein called "the father of modern physics- indeed of modern science altogether." Galileo's Daughter also presents a stunning portrait of a person hitherto lost to history, described by her father as "a woman of exquisite mind, singular goodness, and most tenderly attached to me." The son of a musician, Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) tried at first to enter a monastery before engaging the skills that made him the foremost scientist of his day. Though he never left Italy, his inventions and discoveries were heralded around the world. Most sensationally, his telescopes allowed him to reveal a new reality in the heavens and to reinforce the astounding argument that the Earth moves around the Sun. For this belief, he was brought before the Holy Office of the Inquisition, accused of heresy, and forced to spend his last years under house arrest. Of Galileo's three illegitimate children, the eldest best mirrored his own brilliance, industry, and sensibility, and by virtue of these qualities became his confidante. Born Virginia in 1600, she was thirteen when Galileo placed her in a convent near him in Florence, where she took the most appropriate name of Suor Maria Celeste. Her loving support, which Galileo repaid in kind, proved to be her father's greatest source of strength throughout his most productive and tumultuous years. Her presence, through letters which Sobel has translated from their original Italian and masterfully woven into the narrative, graces her father's life now as it did then. Galileo's Daughter dramatically recolors the personality and accomplishment of a mythic figure whose seventeenth-century clash with Catholic doctrine continues to define the schism between science and religion. Moving between Galileo's grand public life and Maria Celeste's sequestered world, Sobel illuminates the Florence of the Medicis and the papal court in Rome during the pivotal era when humanity's perception of its place in the cosmos was about to be overturned. In that same time, while the bubonic plague wreaked its terrible devastation and the Thirty Years' War tipped fortunes across Europe, one man sought to reconcile the Heaven he revered as a good Catholic with the heavens he revealed through his telescope. With all the human drama and scientific adventure that distinguished Dava Sobel's previous book Longitude, Galileo's Daughter is an unforgettable story.
LC Classification Number
QB36.G2S65 1999
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Seller feedback (4,644)
- g***d (80)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseReceived the vintage book VERY FAST, in only 2 days. The package was carefully wrapped and the 80 year old book is in excellent condition! The book was illustrated by a relative my immediate family never met so this means a lot to me. The seller was gracious to give me a discount when there was some confusion over a Venmo special coupon savings that was not part of the seller’s original listing. Thanks Seth for staying in contact with me throughout the purchase process and all your help!
- x***l (218)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseVERY PLEASED!!! Item arrived QUICKLY, in a plastic bag to protect it in case of delivery on a rainy day, and then inside a nice box. Looked BETTER IN REAL LIFE THAN in the seller's high-quality photos. Got a great deal on a book I've wanted for a while. Seller was STRAIGHTFORWARD, RESPONSIVE, PERSONABLE, and EASY TO WORK WITH. I felt like I was in a brick-and-mortar shop. I would happily buy from them again!Elementary Number Theory: A Problem Oriented Approach by Joe Roberts (#135172763189)
- .***j (6)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseItems arrived exactly as described - in unused and sealed condition. These brushes are pretty expensive generally so I was really happy to come across this posting from the seller - this was a great deal. Packaged nicely and no extra charge for shipping was great. Really happy with the purchase. Thank you!