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Sobel, Dava.

Galileo's daughter : a drama of science, faith and love / Dava Sobel. - London : Fourth Estate, 2000. - 429p. : ill., coat of arms, facsims., geneal. table, maps, ports. ; 20 cm.

Originally published: 1999.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 395-402) and index.

Galileo's Daughter tells the fascinating story of the relationship between the great Italian scientist and his illegitimate daughter, Virginia.

ISBN: 9781857027129 (pbk.) : �7.99

Subjects--Personal Names:
Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642 --Family.
Galilei, Virginia, 1600-1634 --Family.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Astronomers--Biography.--Italy
Nuns--Biography.--Italy
Biography.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Italy--History--1559-1789.

LC Class. No.: DG465.7

Dewey Class. No.: 945.070922