{"product_id":"who-was-galileo-9780606365949","title":"Who Was Galileo?","description":"Like Michelangelo, Galileo is another Renaissance great known just by his first name--a name that is synonymous with scientific achievement. Born in Pisa, Italy, in the sixteenth century, Galileo contributed to the era's great rebirth of knowledge. He invented a telescope to observe the heavens. From there, not even the sky was the limit  He turned long-held notions about the universe topsy turvy with his support of a sun-centric solar system. Patricia Brennan Demuth offers a sympathetic portrait of a brilliant man who lived in a time when speaking scientific truth to those in power was still a dangerous proposition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePatricia Brennan Demuth is the author of \"Who Was Laura Ingalls Wilder?,\" \"Who Is Bill Gates?,\" \"What Was Ellis Island?,\" and \"What Was Pearl Harbor?\"\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Turtleback Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50556287418642,"sku":"9780606365949","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6cfc2724-f71a-4e4d-8838-a6f7320054bc.jpg?v=1737237371","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/who-was-galileo-9780606365949","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}