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Galileo comes to the library


March 26, 2008 7:00 pm: Wednesday, March 26th at 7:00.
The NH Humanities Council sponsors a thought-provoking public program titled Galileo Galilei:1564-1642, featuring Paul Manning as Galileo. Manning has been a portrayer of historical characters for six years at venues all over New England. Listen as Galileo presents his life, discoveries, and experiments, his engagement with mathematics, physics, astronomy, and the [...]

By Jay | March 23, 2008 – 11:36 am | Comments (0)

Galileo

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Galileo And The Dolphin : Amazing But True Stories From Science

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Starry Messenger : A Book Depicting The Life Of A Famous Scientist, Mathematician, Astronomer, Philosopher, Physicist, Galileo Galilei

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Galileo’s Daughter : A Historical Memoir Of Science, Faith, And Love

  • [[bookjacket|Galileo's Daughter : A Historical Memoir Of Science, Faith, And Love]]

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    Dava Sobel

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    Book

  • Published

    1999

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    Everyone knows that Galileo Galilei dropped cannonballs off the leaning tower of Pisa, developed the first reliable telescope, and was convicted by the Inquisition for holding a heretical belief–that the earth revolved around the sun. In Galileo's Daughter, Dava Sobel (author of the bestselling Longitude) tells the story of the famous scientist and his illegitimate daughter, Sister Maria Celeste. summarized from Amazon.com

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March and April Programs

Monday, March 3rd
Secret Life of Words, ACT film series, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, March 4th, 1 p.m.
Chalk Talk Storytime with Nat Scrimshaw.
Monday, March 10th
Into the Wild, ACT film series, 7pm.
Wednesday, March 12th
Brown Bag book discussion of Wicked, by Gregory Maguire, led by Lynne Clough, is rescheduled for 12:30.
Saturday, March 15th
Ukranian Egg Dyeing with Nicole Maher-Whiteside, 9 a.m. [...]

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Mathematicians Are People, Too : Stories From The Lives Of Great Mathematicians

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The Passion Of Artemesia

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    Susan Vreeland

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    Book

  • Published

    2002

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    The Passion of Artemisia chronicles the extraordinary life of Artemisia Gentileschi, the first woman to make a significant contribution to art history. Set against the glorious backdrops of Rome, Florence, and Genoa, peopled with historical characters such as Cosimo de' Medici and Galileo and filled with the details of the life of a Renaissance painter, The Passion of Artemisia is the story of Gentileschi's struggle to find love, forgiveness, and wholeness through her art. summarized from Amazon.com

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Mathematicians Are People, Too : Stories From The Lives Of Great Mathematicians

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The Magic School Bus And The Science Fair Expedition

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