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In a series of letters to her nephew, Galileo's daughter, Sister Maria Celeste, tells the story of her father's discoveries with his telescope. She shows Galileo as a father, scholar, and devout Catholic whose ambition to share the wonders he was discovering led to his tragic conflict with the Catholic church.

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Cary Sneider is Associate Research Professor at Portland State University, where he helps prepare science teachers. He is a writer of the Next Generation Science Standards and a member of the National Assessment Governing Board, which sets policy for the ""Nation's Report Card."" A nationally recognized museum educator, he was Vice President for Educator Programs at Boston's Museum of Science and Director of Astronomy and Physics Programs at Berkeley's Lawrence Hall of Science.

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