by Philip Steele · Altea S A Ediciones · tapa dura · ISBN 9789707707405
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«Galileo, el genio que se enfrentó a la inquisición» is the biography by Philip Steele, published by Altea S A Ediciones in hardback (64 pages, in Spanish).
It narrates the trajectory of Galileo Galilei, from his childhood and education to his inventions and astronomical observations. His discoveries with the telescope led him to defend Copernicus's theory that the Earth and the other planets revolve around the Sun, which clashed with the teachings of the Catholic Church and ultimately brought him before the Inquisition.
Spanish edition published in 2007; it belongs to the World History Biographies series and to the Children's and Young Adult and History categories.
Aimed at a children's and young adult audience, ages 4 to 12, interested in science and history.
Philip Nicholas Steele is an English author, chiefly of children's non-fiction.
