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Ranked #28 in History Of Science, Ranked #42 in Astronomy — see more rankings.
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... more
The son of a musician, Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) tried at first to enter a monastery before... more
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Stuart Clark Dava ostensibly wrote a book about Galileo’s relationship with his daughter but actually it reveals a lot about Galileo and science along the way. (Source)
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- #55 in Italian History
- #81 in Italy
- #56 in Renaissance