Name: Great Astronomers: Galileo Galilei Robert Louis Stevenson
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Author: Benitez, Paula ; Stevenson, Robert Louis
ISBN: 9781541391871

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Great Astronomers: Galileo Galilei Robert Louis Stevenson

Type

Physical Book

Author

Robert Louis Stevenson

Illustrated by

Paula Benitez

Publisher

Createspace

Language

English

Pages

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.9x15.2x0.2 cm

Weight

0.06 kg.

ISBN13

9781541391871

Synopsis "Great Astronomers: Galileo Galilei Robert Louis Stevenson"

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who played a major role in the Scientific Revolution. His achievements include improvements to the telescope and consequent astronomical observations and support for Copernicanism, which held that the Earth is not the center of the universe and that the Earth and planets revolve around the Sun. Galileo has been called the father of modern observational astronomy, the father of modern physics, and the father of modern science.

Robert Louis Stevenson

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(Edinburgh, 1850 - Samoa, 1894) British novelist, short story writer, poet, and essayist. He entered the University of Edinburgh at the age of sixteen to follow in his father's footsteps and become a lighthouse engineer, a career he would later abandon. His nautical studies allowed him to come into contact with seafaring people and customs, key ingredients in some of his most famous works. His renowned work, Treasure Island, was published under the pseudonym Captain George North in 1881. In 1886, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, one of the great classics of literature, was released. He died on the island of Samoa, at his home, Vailima.

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