Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love
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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- 1999
- Genre
- Biography & Memoir
- Topics
- Galileo GalileiScience and religionFather-daughter relationship
Awards
- Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and TechnologyWon(1999)
- Pulitzer Prize for Biography or AutobiographyShortlistedMajor(2000)
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