Galileo has had a brilliant idea for a telescope - the only problem is, someone else thought of it first! And as for his ideas about the Earth travelling around the Sun...The Pope is not amused. Gives an insight into what Galileo was like and the resistance his new ideas received. Kenneth Ireland is an accomplished fiction author. The Super Scientist Storybook series introduces children to famous scientists and their discoveries though the medium of fiction. Fun and interesting approach to science, based on National Curriculum topics. Timeline shows major events in scientist's life. Glossary explains difficult scientific words. Lively illustrations break up text. All checked thoroughly by consultant from the Science Museum.

 

This is volume 14 in Super Scientists .

There are 46 pages in this book. This book was published 1997 by Hachette Children's Group .

Peter Bull graduated from art college in 1979 and has worked as a freelance illustrator for over 25 years. He creates both traditional and digital art for publishers worldwide, and also runs the Peter Bull Art Studio, based in Kent, UK, which he founded in 1975.