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9781474746472

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Poids de l'ouvrage

6 Mo

It's the early 1600s, and the streets of Italy are bustling. But Michelangelo Galilei, the much younger brother of well-known Italian philosopher and scientist Galileo Galilei, feels lost in the crowd. It seems as though Michelangelo has nothing in common with his older brother. Michelangelo spends countless hours practising his lute, while his brother seems to spend all his time testing long-held scientific beliefs. Then Galileo improves a small telescope, opening up a whole new world to them both. But will it be enough to fill the expanse between them?

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Publié par

Capstone Global Library

Date de parution

25 août 2017

EAN13

9781474746472

Langue

English

Poids de l'ouvrage

6 Mo

MY FAMOUS BROTHER, GALILEO

by Phillip W. Simpson illustrated by Filippo Vanzo

My Famous Brother, Galileo Level 36 Fiction

Word count:5,558 Curriculum links:y and invention,astronomy, discover science Text type:historical fiction

Academic vocabulary: approval, astronomer, conduct, consumed, contract, phases, reception room, reveal, riveted, telescope, theories

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MY FAMOUS BROTHER, GALILEO

by Phillip W. Simpson illustrated by Filippo Vanzo

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My Famous Brother, Galileo

ISBN: 978 1 4747 4631 1

Contents

Prologue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Chapter 1 Falling objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Chapter 2 Getting up close . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Chapter 3 Things are not what they seem 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Chapter 4 Jupiter is not alone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Chapter 5 The sky revealed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Chapter 6 Venus 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Prologue

Who was Galileo Galilei? Born in 1564 in Pisa, Italy, Galileo Galilei was a genius. I have heard people refer to him as “the father of science”. He was a scientist, inventor, physicist and astronomer. He changed the way we viewed the world. But to me, he was the person who supported me in my music career, and who gave me the confidence to become a musician. Who cared for me when there was no one else. And who am I? My name is Michelangelo Galilei. Galileo Galilei, you see, was my big brother. And this is his story told by the person who was there to see it all happen – me.

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