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Galileo's Daughter : a Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love by Sobel, Dava is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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Galileo is seen as one of the greatest scientists ever, but little is known of his illegitimate daughter, Virginia. As a nun, she wrote 120 letters to her father from 1623 to her death from exposure and malnutrition ten years later. This text investigates the father-daughter relationship.

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Author

Sobel, Dava

Publisher

London: Fourth Estate

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9781841154947

Category

history

Subjects

Memoir, Fiction, Science & Technology

Rating

3.74 / 5 (21,667 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13