These 124 letters from the elder daughter of the scientist Galileo span three decades, providing an indelible portrait of convent life in the 17th century and a portrait of a deep affection between a father and daughter.
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These 124 letters from the elder daughter of the scientist Galileo span three decades, providing an indelible portrait of convent life in the 17th century and a portrait of a deep affection between a father and daughter.
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Fine in very good jacket. Translated and Annotated by Dava Sobel. xiv + 377 pages, 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. New York: Walker & Company, (2001). A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper.
