Galileo Galilei: first physicist (Oxford Portraits in Science)
Biography, Science and technology, Science and medicine biography
Human-narrated audio
Summary
Presents Galileo's life in the context of the Renaissance world in which he lived. Galileo, whose father wanted him to study medicine, proved instead to have a natural talent for mathematics. The author discusses Galileo's studies and how he established… principles that changed the way we see the world today--including his theories about falling bodies and the tides. For grades 6-9
Title Details
ISBN
9780195093421
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Copyright Date
1997
Book number
4883701
Audio details for CELA title
Narrator
Gary Tipton
Duration
3 hours 42 minutes 16 seconds
Audio producer
NLS