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Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love

Dava Sobel

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#418 of 3,809 books · #188 in Biography & Memoir

Won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and Technology (1999). Also shortlisted or longlisted for 1 other award.

This is an account of the relationship between Italian scientist Galileo and his daughter, Marie Celeste. It contains letters sent from Marie Celeste to her father from a Florence convent.

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Galileo GalileiScience and religionFather-daughter relationship

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