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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Penguin USA
Publication date
November 1, 2000
Pages
420
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780140280555
ISBN-10
0140280553
Dimensions
1 by 5.50 by 8.25 in.
Weight
0.90 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$17.00
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
The tender, inspiring relationship between Galileo and his daughter, a nun, is revealed through letters written between the two. Reprint.
(view table of contents)Editions
Hardcover
Largeprint edition from Chivers (June 1, 2000); titled "Galileo''s Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love"
9780754014133 | details & prices | 571 pages | List price $55.01
About: Presents a biography of the scientist through the surviving letters of his illegitimate daughter Maria Celeste, who wrote him from the Florence convent where she lived from the age of thirteen.
About: Presents a biography of the scientist through the surviving letters of his illegitimate daughter Maria Celeste, who wrote him from the Florence convent where she lived from the age of thirteen.
Large print edition from G K Hall & Co (March 1, 2000); titled "Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love"
9780783889542 | details & prices | 571 pages | 6.25 × 9.75 × 1.25 in. | 1.90 lbs | List price $30.95
About: Presents a biography of the scientist through the surviving letters of his illegitimate daughter Maria Celeste, who wrote him from the Florence convent where she lived from the age of thirteen.
About: Presents a biography of the scientist through the surviving letters of his illegitimate daughter Maria Celeste, who wrote him from the Florence convent where she lived from the age of thirteen.
Paperback
from Walker & Co (August 30, 2011); titled "Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love"
9780802779656 | details & prices | 420 pages | 5.50 × 8.10 × 1.00 in. | 0.85 lbs | List price $18.00
The price comparison is for this edition
from Penguin USA (November 1, 2000); titled "Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love"
9780140280555 | details & prices | 420 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $17.00
About: Presents a biography of the scientist through the surviving letters of his illegitimate daughter Maria Celeste, who wrote him from the Florence convent where she lived from the age of thirteen.
About: Presents a biography of the scientist through the surviving letters of his illegitimate daughter Maria Celeste, who wrote him from the Florence convent where she lived from the age of thirteen.
from Penguin USA (November 1, 2000); titled "Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir Of Science, Faith, And Love"
9789990054590 | details & prices | List price $0.02
CD/Spoken Word
With Fritz Weaver (other contributor) |
Abridged edition from Random House (October 4, 2005); titled "Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love"
9780739322901 | details & prices | 5.25 × 6.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.35 lbs | List price $14.99
About: Presents a biography of the scientist through the surviving letters of his illegitimate daughter Maria Celeste, who wrote him from the Florence convent where she lived from the age of thirteen.
About: Presents a biography of the scientist through the surviving letters of his illegitimate daughter Maria Celeste, who wrote him from the Florence convent where she lived from the age of thirteen.
Cassette/Spoken Word
With George Guidall (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Books on Tape (December 1, 1999); titled "Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith & Love"
9780736648011 | details & prices | List price $35.95
Reinforced
from Demco Media (February 1, 2002); titled "Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love"
9780606202060 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.05 lbs | List price $23.84
About: Presents a biography of the scientist through the surviving letters of his illegitimate daughter Maria Celeste, who wrote him from the Florence convent where she lived from the age of thirteen.
About: Presents a biography of the scientist through the surviving letters of his illegitimate daughter Maria Celeste, who wrote him from the Florence convent where she lived from the age of thirteen.
Prebinding
from Turtleback Books (October 1, 2000); titled "Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love"
9781417703890 | details & prices | 420 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 1.25 in. | 1.15 lbs | List price $28.25
About: Presents a biography of the scientist through the surviving letters of his illegitimate daughter Maria Celeste, who wrote him from the Florence convent where she lived from the age of thirteen.
About: Presents a biography of the scientist through the surviving letters of his illegitimate daughter Maria Celeste, who wrote him from the Florence convent where she lived from the age of thirteen.
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