Synopses & Reviews
This new series explores the lives of the men and women who had a profound influence on the shaping of the worldB -- particularly the ways in which the sciences, arts, and letters are perceived by the modern observer. Ideally suited for school reports, these books are fully documented, including sidebars that provide background information and more specific information. This series meets national history curriculum standards. A mathematician, astronomer, and physicist, Italian-born Galileo was the first to study the skies with a refracting telescope.