Galileo's Daughter
A Drama of Science, Faith and Love
Dava Sobel
Published: 1999
Pages: 429
Galileo is seen as one of the greatest scientists ever, but little is known of his illegitimate daughter, Virginia. As a nun, she wrote 120 letters to her father from 1623 to her death from exposure and malnutrition ten years later. This text investigates the father-daughter relationship.