Added by: decabristka | Karma: 68075.20 | Fiction literature | 16 August 2014
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In 2011, The Devotion of Suspect X was a hit with critics and readers alike. The first major English language publication from the most popular bestselling writer in Japan, it was acclaimed as “stunning,” “brilliant,” and “ingenious.” Now physics professor Manabu Yukawa—Detective Galileo—returns in a new case of impossible murder, where instincts clash with facts and theory with reality.
Galileo: Scientist and Stargazer (What's Their Story?)
Age 6 and up
Galileo's revolutionary scientific work brought him into conflict with the authorities but earned him an honored place in history books. He swept away old notions of the universe by observing the skies through a telescope and confirming that the Earth and planets travel around the Sun.
Kepler's Witch - An Astronomer's Discovey of Cosmic Order Amid Religious War
Set against the backdrop of the witchcraft trial of his mother, this lively biography of Johannes Kepler- 'the Protestant Galileo' and 16th century mathematician and astronomer - reveals the surprisingly spiritual nature of the quest of early modern science. In the style of Dava Sobel's Galileo's Daughter, Connor's book brings to life the tidal forces of Reformation, Counter-Reformation, and social upheaval. Johannes Kepler, who discovered the three basic laws of planetary motion, was persecuted for his support of the Copernican system. After a neighbour accused his mother of witchcraft, Kepler quit his post as the Imperial mathematician to defend her.
Galileo in Rome: The Rise and Fall of a Troublesome Genius
Galileo's story has always been read as a cautionary tale about religious authority suffocating science. However, the epic episode seems less symbolically clear-cut when examined closely. This work (following Galileo's Mistake by Wade Rowland [BKL Ag 03]) promotes the idea that Galileo himself contributed to his fate. Because he was well connected--the pope who brought the Inquisition down on his head, Urban VIII, was a personal friend--Galileo knew how the powers-that-be felt about his championing of Copernicus.
