Synopses & Reviews
Review
"Sobel is a master storyteller...she brings a great scientist to life."
—The New York Times Book Review.
"Innovative history and a wonderfully told tale."—Newsweek.
About the Author
Dava Sobel is an award-winning former science writer for The New York Times. The author of the bestselling Longitude and Galileo’s Daughter, Sobel’s work has also appeared in Audubon, Discover, Life, and The New Yorker.
Table of Contents
1. To Florence 3
2. On Bellosguardo 99
3. In Rome 187
4. In Care of the Tuscan Embassy, Villa Medici Rome 231
5. At Siena 285
6. From Arcetri 331
In Galileo's Time 369
Florentine Weights, Measures, Currency 375
Bibliography 376
Notes 383
Appreciation 394
Art Credits 396
Index 399