{"product_id":"letters-to-father-suor-maria-celeste-to-galileo-1623-1633-paperback","title":"Letters to Father: Suor Maria Celeste to Galileo, 1623-1633 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSuor Maria Celeste\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDava Sobel\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eDava Sobel\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe fascinating letters of Galileo's eldest daughter to her father\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePlaced in a convent at the age of thirteen, Virginia Galilei, Galileo's eldest daughter, wrote to her father continually. Now Dava Sobel has translated into English all 124 surviving letters that Virginia (renamed Suor Maria Celeste at the convent) wrote to Galileo. The letters span a dramatic decade that included the Thirty Years' War, the bubonic plague, and the development of Galileo's own universe-changing discoveries. Suor Maria Celeste's letters touch on these events, but mostly they focus on details of everyday life that connect her and her father: descriptions of confections she sent to him; news of his estate, which she managed while he was on trial; a request for Galileo to fix the convent clock. Her prose reveals an exceptional woman and presents a memorable portrait of deep affection between a father and daughter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDava Sobel is an award-winning former science writer for \u003cb\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e. The author of the bestselling \u003cb\u003eLongitude\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eGalileo's Daughter\u003c\/b\u003e, Sobel's work has also appeared in \u003cb\u003eAudubon\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eDiscover\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eLife\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 7.77 x 5.05 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 31, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47390276944050,"sku":"9780142437155","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/691a98798295313d415515a375dd75dc.webp?v=1777940775","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/letters-to-father-suor-maria-celeste-to-galileo-1623-1633-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}