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Using letters written to Galileo by his daughter, and other sources, Dava Sobel illuminates a loving personal relationship and some of the events of Galileo's life.
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Using letters written to Galileo by his daughter, and other sources, Dava Sobel illuminates a loving personal relationship and some of the events of Galileo's life.
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Video that may be, just slightly, relevant to the book
Sorta a fun video about Galileo from a video blogger I follow
Question EVERYTHING (even this)
Some wikipedia comments you might find useful
Well, this sent me looking for other good stuff.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_Galilei#Controversy_over_heliocentrism -- brief overview of why he got into trouble with the church.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_Galilei#Impact_on_modern_science -- He is considered, by many, to be the first modern scientist.
a multi part video series, skip past the ads
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7A-cJGlDgA --- part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHh-QavuQUA --- part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O31oFTWw4EE --- part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBO_QD40GYU --- part 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZodfPCleCc --- part 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kS_bGvWGWw --- part 6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDVttzSqUSo --- part 7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM5IkiwFH3A --- part 8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOsRSZSKJtc --- part 9
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3wmLHZTL9s --- part 10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiKKLryQKpw --- part 11
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh3bSOttGCs --- part 12
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1awvC1l7mM -- a slightly crude, who is Galileo video. The basic intent is correct, but the video plays fast and loose with who G interated with.
Enjoy
Dan
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Question EVERYTHING (even this)