Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. A historical memoir of science, faith, and love 9780802779656. A historical memoir of faith, science and love, published by walker and company. I am a social historian, not a historian of science or ideas. Galileos daughter a historical memoir of science, faith, and love. Dava sobel the son of a musician, galileo galilei 15641642 tried at first to enter a monastery before engaging the skills that made him the foremost scientist of his day. A historical memoir of science, faith, and love by dava sobel.
Filled with human drama and scientific adventure, galileos daughter is an unforgettable story. Galileo galilei was the foremost scientist of his day. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Galileos daughter ebook by dava sobel rakuten kobo.
Inspired by a long fascination with galileo, and by the remarkable surviving letters of galileos daughter, a cloistered nun, dava sobel has written a biography unlike any other of the man albert einstein called the father of modern physics indeed of modern science altogether. It is based on the surviving letters of galileo galileis daughter, the. His telescopes allowed him to reveal the heavens and enforce the astounding argument that the earth moves around the sun. It details the relationship between renaissance scientist galileo and. A historical memoir of science, faith, and love is a book by dava sobel. A historical memoir of science, faith and love in pdf format. Bargain books are excess inventory or store returns from publishers that are discreetly marked with a small dot or line on the edge of the pages and, while most are in great condition, some books may exhibit minor. Galileo never intended to contradict the church, but hoped to present the copernican system of the world as merely an alternative hypothesis to the ptolemaic view. A historical memoir of science, faith, and love dava soba, 1999 viking press 432 pp. Yes, galileo had a daughter, in fact two daughters and a son, the illegitimate offspring of a liaison with a venetian beauty.
A historical memoir of science, faith, and love paperback sept. Though he never left italy, his inventions and discoveries were heralded around the world. A historical memoir of science, faith and love ebook written by dava sobel. Galileos daughter paperback a historical memoir of science, faith, and love.
Moving between galileos grand public life and maria celestes sequestered world, sobel illuminates the florence of the medicis and the. The galileo affair gives a good summary of the issues surrounding galileos trial. Sobel, author of the bestselling longitude 1995, has elegantly translated the letters galileos eldest child, virginia, wrote to him and uses them as a leitmotif to illuminate their deep mutual love, religious faith, and dedication to science. A historical memoir of science, faith, and love study guide by consists of approx.
Despite the title, the book is mostly galileos story, interspersed with excerpts from. What a remarkable story of faith, love, and the triumph of science. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. She has a long career as a science writer and in these books, she not only gives clear, basic explanations of the science but also provides a. Galileos daughter is neither a new book nor about evolution, but it exemplifies the nature of science and illuminates the interaction between science and society. A historical memoir of science, faith, and love is a 1999 nonfiction book by dava sobel. Just as sobel made john harrisons search to determine longitude a compelling story for modern readers in. Because he never married marina, his children were illegitimate. Part of galileos grief was the loss of his illegitimate daughter suor maria celeste, at the age of 33.
A historical memoir of science, faith, and love, brings the famous scientist vividly to life while offering a unique perspective on his trial for heresy and subsequent years under house arrest. The story shines the intimacy of this mans relationship with his upuntilnow unknown daughter and at. It is also in part a fascinating chronicle of a 17th century clash between science and catholic doctrine. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read galileos daughter. The love of galileo s daughter, mariaceleste, is clear from her writings to him which are a key feature of the book, and which rather wonderfully depict late 16th, early 17th, century convent life. It is based on the surviving letters of galileo galileis daughter, the nun suor maria celeste, and explores the relationship between galileo and his daughter. But it is the life of galileo, his genius in seeing and interpreting what others could not, and his enduring scientific legacy which are main. A drama of science, faith and love new ed by sobel, dava isbn.
Dava sobel born june 15, 1947 is the author of longitude, galileos daughter, the planets, and a more perfect heaven. It details the relationship between renaissance scientist galileo and his daughter suor maria celeste, a nun. It was nominated for the 2000 pulitzer prize for biography or autobiography. A historical memoir of science, faith and love from the worlds largest community of readers. It was basically more about galileo than his daughter. A former staff science reporter for the new york times, she has also written for numerous magazines, including discover, harvard magazine, smithsonian, and the new yorker her most unforgettable assignment at the times required her to. Galileos daughter also presents a stunning portrait of a person hitherto lost to history, described by her father as a woman of exquisite mind, singular goodness, and most tenderly attached to me. Her descriptions of galileos ideasare pithy, vivid, and intelligible. The son of a musician, galileo galilei 15641642 tried at first to enter a monastery before engaging the skills that made him the foremost. In this book he described the true nature of the via lactea milky way, sunspots, and the rotation of the sun.
She talked about the story of the famed scientists. This is the story of galileos life in the context of his eldest daughters beautiful prose. Dava sobel has had a lifelong fascination with galileo and her latest book, galileos daughter. Her elegant previous book, longitude, described the search for. Galileos daughter a historical memoir of science, faith. Dava sobel has had a lifelong fascination with galileo and her latest book,galileos daughter. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Dava sobel born june 15, 1947, the bronx, new york is an american writer of popular expositions of scientific topics.
Galileos daughter dramatically recolors the personality and accomplishment of a mythic figure whose seventeenthcentury clash with catholic doctrine continues to define the schism between science and religion. Galileos daughter, born of his long illicit liaison with the beautiful marina gamba of venice, entered the world in the summer heat of a new century, on august, 1600the same year the dominican friar giordano bruno was burned at the stake in rome for insisting, among his many heresies and blasphemies, that the earth traveled around the sun. Inspired by a long fascination with galileo, and by the remarkable surviving letters of galileos daughter, a cloistered. Throughout the books there were letters that suor maria celeste galileos daughterwrote. Dramatically recolors the personality and accomplishment of a. A historical memoir of science, faith and love audiobook by dava sobel. Galileos daughter, a story of love, faith, and science an amazing read. Galileos daughter was a source of love and enlighten in a century full misery and death.
A historical memoir of science, faith and love by dava sobel for those of you aware of the fact that galileo galilei, developed the first reliable telescope, dropped cannonballs off the leaning tower of pisa in his study of gravity, and was convicted by the inquisition for holding a heretical belief that the earth. This book, entitled galileos daughter is a dual biography, both of galileo and of his eldest daughter, a cloistered nun of the poor clares. A historical memoir of science, faith, and love summary by michael mcgoodwin, prepared 2000. The book is about the heretical scientist galileo galilei, based on letters from his daughter. Despite its title, this impressive book proves to be less the story of galileos elder daughter, the oldest of his three illegitimate children, and more the story of. Inspired by a long fascination with galileo, and by the. Galileos daughter a historical memoir of science faith and love. Inspired by a long fascination with galileo, and by the remarkable surviving letters of his daughter maria celeste, a cloistered nun, dava sobel has crafted. Galileos daughter also presents a stunning portrait of a person hitherto lost to history, described by her father.