Dava Sobel

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Galileo's Daughter Sobel's book is concerned with the whole of Galileo's life, but especially with the relationship between the scientist and his daughter, Virginia. Her letters to him are at the center of the work. Sobel translates these letters herself and includes the complete text of many of them. Named Virginia at birth, she was one of three children born out of wedlock to Galileo and Marina Gamba. She adopted the name Maria Celeste after she took her vo... Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius John Harrison invented a mechanical method to measure longitude, in 1714 The English Parliament offered a big reward because the sailors got lost easily during their explorations. ...	View these reviews in summary mode Dava Sobel Message Board 4/4/2005 5:05:47 PM Talk about the novels, new and used books that Sobel has written!