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Galileo's battle for the heavens

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Galileo's battle for the heavens
Language
eng
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videorecording
Intended audience
Rated PG
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Galileo's battle for the heavens
Medium
electronic resource
Runtime
120
Series statement
Genius: the science of Einstein, Newton, Darwin and Galileo
Summary
The pioneering astronomer and condemned heretic comes to life in this fascinating film version of Dava Sobel's best-seller, Galileo's Daughter. British actor Simon Callow portrays the seventeenth-century genius who defied tradition and years of imprisonment to advance a new vision of the universe, recreated through letters from his devoted daughter Maria Celeste, a cloistered nun
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
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