Galileo's Daughter

Sobel, Dava

1st edition/ 1st printing, hardback. A near fine copy, in a very good+ dj. Clean and crisp, no marks or damage. Dava Sobel has written a book that brings Galileo to life as never before. She weaves into her narrative the letters of Galileo's daughter, translated for the first time into English. The story describes one of history's most famous clashes between science and religion, set in a scenario that contains the Medici Grand Dukes, the bubonic plague and the Thirty Years' War.

Our Ref: A0063

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