Giles Sparrow

Secrets in the Skies

Galileo and the Astonishing Solar System
Illustrator: Weston Lewis, James

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Produktbeschreibung

An illuminating exploration into the story of Galileo's fight for truth, and the birth of modern science, beautifully retold in this sumptuous gift book.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hachette Children's Group
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 579413
• Seitenzahl: 48
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Februar 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 320mm x 254mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 612g
• ISBN-13: 9781526360014
• ISBN-10: 1526360012
• Artikelnr.: 57803431

Autorenporträt

Giles Sparrow (Author) Giles Sparrow is an author specializing in astronomy and physics. He's written about everything from space technology to the history of science.James Weston Lewis (Illustrator) Born in Bath, James moved to Oxfordshire when he was 5 where he grew up in a small village. He did an Art Foundation degree at Oxford Brookes University and then moved to Bristol to study Illustration at the University of the West of England, where he specialised in Print. James now lives in Lewisham in South London. His first book, The Great Fire of London, was longlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal

Inhaltsangabe

4: Dangerous Fall
6: Secrets in the Skies
14: Godly Thinking
16: Change in the Heavens
18: The Boy from Pisa
20: The Inventive Genius
22: The Telescope
25: The Far-seeing Eye
26: The Starry Messenger
29: Allies and Enemies
30: Against the Inquisition
32: The Dangerous Dialogue
34: The Trial
36: And Yet, It Moves!
38: Seeing Past the Stories
40: In Galileo's Footsteps
42: Touching the Stars
44: How the Solar System Really Works
46: Glossary