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Galileo's Daughter
by Dava Sobel
Galileo's life and trial told alongside letters from his daughter, a cloistered nun. Science, faith and family in one frame.
Read it if…
you want Galileo humanized.
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Skip it if…
you want his science alone.
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Three things you will actually use
- Faith and science coexisted in one family.
- Letters preserve love.
- Truth has a cost.
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Read the chapters on the trial.
Our verdict
Sobel's Galileo.
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