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Author | Dava Sobel |
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Language | English |
Genre | Non-fiction |
Publisher | Walker & Company (US) Fourth Estate (UK) |
Publication date | 1999 |
Media type | Print (hardback) |
ISBN | 0-8027-1343-2 |
OCLC | 41284975 |
520/.92 B 21 | |
LC Class | QB36.G2 S65 1999 |
Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love is a book by Dava Sobel published in 1999.[1] It is based on the surviving letters of Galileo Galilei's daughter, the nun Suor Maria Celeste, and explores the relationship between Galileo and his daughter. It was nominated for the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography.[2]