A fascinating book that puts us into the world that Galileo lived in. We are taught about Galileo in school, and much of the myth holds true. But he was a man who lived in real time and place. An age of poetry, art, innovation, and new learning. It was a period where men were rediscovering the past and setting course for the future of Western Civilization. It was also a time in which a man could find himself foul of the gatekeepers in society if he was not careful. And Galileo was definitely not careful.

Thanks Cornell University Press and netgalley for this ARC.

Very through- I learned alot.