Starry Messages
The Lost Letters of Galileo's Daughter
Published on 15. January 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
112 pages
978-1-943431-89-2 (ISBN)
Description
In a series of letters to her nephew, Galileo's daughter, Sister Maria Celeste, tells the story of her father's discoveries with his telescope. She shows Galileo as a father, scholar, and devout Catholic whose ambition to share the wonders he was discovering led to his tragic conflict with the Catholic church.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Weston
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Preschool to Second Grade, Interest Age: From 9 to 12 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 146 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
163 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-943431-89-2 (9781943431892)
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Person
Cary Sneider is Associate Research Professor at Portland State University, where he helps prepare science teachers. He is a writer of the Next Generation Science Standards and a member of the National Assessment Governing Board, which sets policy for the "Nation's Report Card." A nationally recognized museum educator, he was Vice President for Educator Programs at Boston's Museum of Science and Director of Astronomy and Physics Programs at Berkeley's Lawrence Hall of Science.