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Mar 22, 2010
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I enjoyed parts of this book very much, but parts seemed to drag. I liked the idea that introducing the correspondence of Galileo's daughter showed the human, emotional side of the situation and helped give a more concrete physical view of the time. But the fact that we don't have any of Galileo's replies made it hard sometimes to get a clear picture of the emotional dynamics that produced the letters. And frankly, there were times when I just wanted to get on with the biography of Galileo witho
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A very well written, easy to read book that gave life to Galileo through his correspondence with his daughter. Although all the letters that he wrote to her were destroyed...the letters she wrote to him survived the inquisition.
I must admit, I knew almost next to nothing about Galileo. But this book told the story so well, almost poetically. I thought the writing in this book was better than the other Sobel book I read, Longitude. It just seemed tighter and more organized. But both were wonderfu ...more
I must admit, I knew almost next to nothing about Galileo. But this book told the story so well, almost poetically. I thought the writing in this book was better than the other Sobel book I read, Longitude. It just seemed tighter and more organized. But both were wonderfu ...more
Sep 17, 2011
Susan Pogorzelski
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Doug Geivett
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Juliana Philippa
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marianne
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Terri
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Traci
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