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This was an interesting (and very detailed and well-researched) biography of Galileo mixed in with details about every day life in 17th-century Italy from the surviving letters from his oldest daughter, a nun in a local monastery. The title implies that the book is about her, but really, it's about him.
It was fascinating to read about Galileo's trial for heresy and how he tried to balance his Catholic faith (which meant abiding by the Pope's edicts) and the conflicting scientific observations he made about the sun being the center of the solar system. When science and religion collided, he chose religion, and was still labeled a heretic. The book he wrote that got him into trouble (after being approved by the local clergy editors) was on the list of banned books for nearly 200 years.
It was fascinating to read about Galileo's trial for heresy and how he tried to balance his Catholic faith (which meant abiding by the Pope's edicts) and the conflicting scientific observations he made about the sun being the center of the solar system. When science and religion collided, he chose religion, and was still labeled a heretic. The book he wrote that got him into trouble (after being approved by the local clergy editors) was on the list of banned books for nearly 200 years.