Who Was Galileo?

Like Michelangelo, Galileo Is Another Renaissance Great Known Just By His First Name--a Name That Is Synonymous With Scientific Achievement. Born In Pisa, Italy, In The Sixteenth Century, Galileo Contributed To The Era's Great Rebirth Of Knowledge. He Invented A Telescope To Observe The Heavens. From There, Not Even The Sky Was The Limit! He Turned Long-held Notions About The Universe Topsy Turvy With His Support Of A Sun-centric Solar System. Patricia Brennan Demuth Offers A Sympathetic Portrait Of A Brilliant Man Who Lived In A Time When Speaking Scientific Truth To Those In Power Was Still A Dangerous Proposition--