Galileo Galilei :

MacLachlan, James H., 1928-

Galileo Galilei : first physicist / James MacLachlan. - New York : Oxford University Press, c1997. - 126 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm. - Oxford portraits in science .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-123) and index.

Examines the personality, thought processes, scientific discoveries, and life of an important figure who helped to shape our understanding of the natural world.

0195093429 (acidfree paper)

95045028


Galileo, 1564-1642.
Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642 --Juvenile literature.


Physicists--Biography--Juvenile literature.--Italy
Scientists.

QC16.G35 / M33 1997

520/.92 B