The Lives of Galileo, a journey through the history of Astronomy

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The official IYA2009 cosmic comic book by Fiami

For the first time, astronomy and Galileo are presented in an historical, accessible and humoristic comic book. In 40 colour-filled pages organised into six stunning chapters, Galileo plays different roles through the ages of great astronomical discoveries: In Babylon, he learns how to write in clay and how to read the sky. In Alexandria, he measures the circumference of the Earth alongside Eratosthenes using the shade of a stick. On the Ganges, Aryabhata explains to him that the Earth rotates around a central axis. In Venice, he relives the revolutionary moment when he first peered out into the vastness of the Universe through a telescope. In Greenwich he mixes with Newton and Halley (and "his" comet). Galileo is back to show us the purpose of modern astronomy - why don't you join the adventure and explore with him?

The Cosmic comic book will appeal to individuals of all ages and from all walks of life. Now anyone can relive some of the world's greatest astronomical discoveries with Galileo.

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International Year of Astronomy 2009