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Galileo and the Magic Numbers

by Sidney Rosen

Galileo’s search for scientific truth

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    Praise from The New York Times Book Review

    The book is described as “enjoyable” and as likely to intrigue young people who are “bored with the textbook app...

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Galileo’s search for scientific truth

Set in sixteenth-century Italy, Sidney Rosen’s biography presents Galileo through his questioning of established ideas about mathematics, physics, and astronomy. The account connects his challenges to divine law and Aristotelian physics with a broader picture of inquiry: seeking answers through questions and independent thought. Its subject is both a historical figure and the emergence of a way of approaching scientific claims, making Galileo’s investigations the organizing thread of the book.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in Galileo’s life and historical biography.
  • Readers curious about the history of astronomy, physics, and scientific inquiry.

Themes

Galileo and scientific inquiryAstronomy and physicsQuestioning established ideasSixteenth-century Italy

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Book overview

This "enjoyable" biography of the brilliant astronomer will intrigue young people who are "bored with the textbook approach to science" (The New York Times Book Review).

Sixteenth century Italy produced Galileo, a genius who marked the world with his studies and hypotheses about mathematical, physical, and astronomical truths. His father, musician Vincenzio Galilei said, "Truth is not found behind a man's reputation. Truth appears only when the answers to questions are searched out by a free mind. This is not the easy path in life but it is the most rewarding." Galileo challenged divine law and the physics of Aristotle, and questioned everything in search of truths. And it was through this quest for truth that he was able to establish a structure for modern science.

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