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Galileo: The Genius Who Charted The Universe

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Galileo made the first effective use of the refracting telescope to discover important new facts about astronomy. His observations led him to support Copernicus's claim that Earth and the other planets circled the sun. This conflicted with the teachings of the Catholic Church, and brought Galileo before the judges of the Inquisition. He spent his final years under house arrest.

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National Geographic World History Biographies

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925.2 PHI g

Publisher

Washington DC : National Geographic Society., 2008

Collation

64 hlm.; ill.: 24 cm

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

9781426302954

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925.2

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Subject(s)

Biografi Tokoh
Biografi

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