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| Title Statement | Galileo's daughter: [a historical memoir of science, faith, and love] / [sound recording] : by Dava Sobel |
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| Author | Sobel, Dava |
| Additional Contributors | Weaver, Fritz |
| Publication | New York: Random House Audio, p1999 |
| Extent of Item | 5 sound discs (5 hr., 15 min.) |
| ISBN | 0739322907 |
| General Notes | Compact discs (DDD). |
| Performance Credits | Read by Fritz Weaver. |
| Summary | Placed in a convent at the age of 13, Galileo's oldest daughter was a constant source of support for her father. The lives of the Medicis and the papal court are illuminated through their correspondence along with Galileo's struggle with the church. |
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| By Topic | Astronomers--Biography--Italy |
| By Name | Galilei, Galileo,1564-1642 |
| Galilei, Maria Celeste,1564-1642Correspondence | |
