Kim Stanley Robinson · 2009 · Novel
Setting: 17th century Italy / far future
In a novel of stunning dimensions, the acclaimed author of the Mars trilogy brings us the story of the incredible life – and death – of Galileo, the First Scientist. Late Renaissance Italy still abounds in alchemy and Aristotle, yet it trembles on the brink of the modern world. Galileo's new telescope encapsulates all the contradictions of this emerging reality. Then one night a stranger presents a different kind of telescope for Galileo to peer through.
Source: OpenLibrary
Tags: FictionScience FictionReligion and scienceSpace coloniesTrialslitigationHistoryFiction, science fiction, generalFiction, historicalItaly, fiction
isfdb_id: 1003246
openlibrary_id: OL15170687W
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