Galileo's revolutionary scientific work brought him into conflict with the authorities of his time, but earned him an honored place in the history books. He swept away old notions of the universe by observing the skies through a telescope and confirming that the Earth and planets travel round the Sun.

Other titles in the series:
Alexander the Great
Amelia Earhart
Captain Cook
Cleopatra
Eric the Red
Gandhi
Hans Christian Andersen
Henry Ford
Roald Dahl
Thomas Edison
William Shakespeare

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Cambridge Illustrated Dictionary of Astronomy
Zoo in the Sky: A Book of Animal Constellations
Once Upon a Starry Night: A Book of Constellations
Zoo In The Sky: A Book of Animal Constellations