Galileo: A Life

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Beard Books, 2005 - Biography & Autobiography - 332 pages
A suspenseful narrative and spiritive rendition of the life of Galileo.
 

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Contents

The Wrangler
3
Lucifers Arm
17
PADUA AND VENICE
37
The Golden Ox
39
Frogs and Mice
58
The Stone and the Quarry
83
FLORENCE
107
The Nasty Seed
109
Gloom at Bellosguardo
172
The Heart of the Scorpion
188
Convulsion
211
The Trial of Galileo
233
SIENA AND ARCETRI
263
Blind Obedience
265
Apology
283
Biographers Notes
287

Black Fire and Floating Bodies
122
Intermezzo
139
FLORENCE AND ROME
143
O Ye Fools of Galilee
145
The Cardinals Scold
157
Selected Biliography
299
Acknowledgments
305
Index
309
Copyright

Other editions - View all

Galileo: A Life
James Reston,James Jr. Reston
Limited preview - 2000
Galileo: A Life
James Reston (Jr.)
Snippet view - 1995
Galileo: A Life
James Reston (Jr.)
Snippet view - 1994

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About the author (2005)

James Reston, Jr., is the author of eleven previous books, including "The Last Apocalypse" & "Galileo: A Life". He has written articles for "The New Yorker", "Esquire", "Vanity Fair", "Time", "Rolling Stone", & many other publications, & the scripts for three "Frontline" documentaries. He lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

Bibliographic information

TitleGalileo: A Life
AuthorJr. James Reston
PublisherBeard Books, 2005
ISBN158798251X, 9781587982514
Length332 pages
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Biography & Autobiography / General
Biography & Autobiography / Science & Technology
  
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