Showing results for "Galileo" in Literature & Fiction

Yasuko lives a quiet life, working in a Tokyo bento shop, a good mother to her only child. But when her ex-husband appears at her door without warning one day, her comfortable world is shattered. When Detective Kusanagi of the Tokyo Police tries to piece together the events of that day, he finds himself confronted by the most puzzling, mysterious circumstances he has ever investigated. Nothing quite makes sense, and it will take a genius to understand the genius behind this particular crime.

La convivencia que habitualmente rige en la modesta población de Cafarnaúm se verá perturbada por la violación y el asesinato de una muchacha. El suceso, tan terrible como inesperado, involucrará a varios personajes muy dispares entre sí: Elías, líder de la pequeña comunidad cristiana asentada en el lugar; Lucio, el oficial al mando de la guarnición romana allí apostada; y Gamaliel, un judío fariseo responsable de la sinagoga local y padre de la víctima.

Tim Donovan is a Catholic priest with a guilty conscience - though not in the way you’d guess. And Katherine Donne is a Parisian socialite who long ago kicked her self-respect to the curb - for good and for ill. And much closer, we have a group of men whose fortunes, graying temples, and positions in life are distinguished and enviable. But their morals? Anything but. And that’s where Evan Reed comes in.

A popular young girl disappears without a trace, her skeletal remains discovered three years later in the ashes of a burned-out house. There's a suspect and compelling circumstantial evidence of his guilt, but no concrete proof. When he isn't indicted, he returns to mock the girl's family. And this isn't the first time he's been suspected of the murder of a young girl; nearly 20 years ago, he was tried and released due to lack of evidence. Chief Inspector Kusanagi of the Homicide Division of the Tokyo Police worked both cases.

Dive into the life of Galileo Galilei, hailed as the pioneering figure in observational astronomy, the scientific method, and modern physics. This engaging biography provides a glimpse into the ups and downs of his illustrious career, his groundbreaking discoveries, and the controversies that have marked his journey.

The first child of the great astronomer Galileo entered a Tuscan convent in her teens. He’d taught her much about the heavens as a child, and during her years as a nun she remained scientifically curious while maintaining close contact with her father, even as the Catholic Church condemned him for promoting a sun-centered universe. Many of the letters she wrote to Galileo survive, and served as inspiration for Jessica Dickey’s play, which takes us on a freewheeling, time-shifting journey through Florence, Italy. The recording includes a conversation with author Jessica Dickey.

“The martyrs of Science” gives a brief biography of Galileo, Brahe and Kepler. These three men played a pivotal role in the scientific revolution during the early modern period. This book throws light upon their lives, their scientific achievements, adversities which they faced for their work and how they transformed the lives of the future generations forever. It also provides evidence which establishes that the work carried out by them are original irrespective of the claims by other men who tried in vain to rob them of their honor. The author highlights some of their fallacies which ...

As at home with Galileo and his daughter in Florence as he is with Diderot in Enlightenment France, William and Alice James in fin-de-siècle Boston, or the latest research on the genome, Gerald Weissmann distills the lessons of history to guide us through our troubled age. His message is clear: "Experimental science is our defense-perhaps our best defense-against humbug and the Endarkenment."

Galileo y el sistema solar presenta una instantánea brillante de Galileo, su controvertida obra y las desfavorables condiciones históricas contra las que tuvo que trabajar. Ofrece explicaciones claras y accesibles del significado de sus enunciados y de cómo desembocaron en una explicación...

The Thirty Years War continues to ravage 17th century Europe, but a new force is gathering power and influence: the Confederated Principalities of Europe, an alliance between Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden, and the West Virginians from the 20th century led by Mike Stearns who were hurled centuries into the past by a mysterious cosmic accident.

Un convento. Una muerte. Un descubrimiento que cambiará el mundo para siempre. Corre el año de 1631. Mientras la peste asola Florencia, una red de intrigas y crímenes envuelve al convento de San Mateo, donde han tomado los hábitos Virginia y Livia, las dos hijas del científico más vigilado...

Primera grabación mundial en audio libro de la obra poética completa de Miguel de Cervantes, todos sus poemas y el Viaje del Parnaso, el Cervantes que aún queda por descubrirse en una versión única en la voz de Carlos Manrique.

Grabación histórica de Naty Mistral recitando poemas de Federico García Lorca, Rafael de León, Rosalía De Castro y Joaquín Dicenta ,( hijo), lecturas mágicas del “Romance de la Luna, Luna” y “La profecía”, entre otros."