Galileo
- ISBN-10
- 1588109917
- ISBN-13
- 9781588109910
- Series
- Galileo
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 48
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002-04-01
- Publisher
- Heinemann/Raintree
- Author
- Paul Mason
Description
Describes the life and work of Galileo, who changed the way people perceived the galaxy by offering objective evidence that the Earth was not the fixed center of the universe.
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