Galileo's Daughter

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Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love

First edition (US)
Author	Dava Sobel
Language	English
Genre	Non-fiction
Publisher	Walker & Company (US) Fourth Estate (UK)
Publication date	1999
Media type	Print (hardback)
ISBN	0-8027-1343-2
OCLC	41284975
Dewey Decimal	520/.92 B 21
LC Class	QB36.G2 S65 1999

Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love is a book by Dava Sobel published in 1999.^[1] It is based on the surviving letters of Galileo Galilei's daughter, the nun Suor Maria Celeste, and explores the relationship between Galileo and his daughter. It was nominated for the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography.^[2]