First published 2017
Galileo Galilei peers through his telescope and sees moons orbiting Jupiter. The discovery shakes him. If other planets have moons, then Earth cannot be the center of everything. The sun does not circle Earth as the Church teaches. Earth circles the sun instead. Galileo knows this truth will bring trouble. Church officials demand he abandon his findings. They threaten him with prison. Galileo faces an impossible choice between scientific truth and personal safety. The astronomer who becomes known as the father of modern science must decide whether to speak boldly or stay silent. This illustrated biography brings readers close to the man who dared to challenge ancient beliefs about the cosmos.
Genres: biography, science, science-fiction, historical-fiction
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: based-on-true-story, man-vs-establishment
Setting: Earth, Jupiter
Period: 17th-century
110 pages · Paperback · Beyaz Balina Yayınları