Muhammad ali childrens biography about galileo
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Who Was Galileo?
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Description
Like Michelangelo, Galileo is another Renaissance great known just by his first name--a name that is synonymous with scientific achievement. Born in Pisa, Italy, in the sixteenth century, Galileo contributed to the era's great rebirth of knowledge. He invented a telescope to observe the heavens. From there, not even the sky was the limit! He turned long-held notions about the universe topsy turvy with his support of a sun-centric solar system. Patricia Brennan Demuth offers a sympathetic portrait of a brilliant man who lived in a time when speaking scientific truth to those in power was still a dangerous proposition.
Publication date
February 05, 2015
Classification
Non-fiction
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
BISAC categories
JNF007090 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology
JNF038060 - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | Europe
JNF025160 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Re
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Muhammad Ali
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Muhammad Ali, nicknamed "The Greatest", was an American Boxer, and an activist. He is considered one of the significant figures of the 20th century, and he is also given the tag of "Greatest boxer of all time". In 1999, Sports Illustrated named him "Sportsman of the century", and BBC gave him the title of "Sports Personality of the century". He belongs to Louisville, Kentucky, and he started his boxing career at the age of 12. He turned into a professional boxer at the age of 18 when he won a gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in the Light heavyweight category. He changed his religion from Christian to Muslim in 1961. He took the title of world heavyweight championship from Sony Liston at the age of 22 on February 25, 1964. In the same year, he changed his name to Muhammad Ali, as he renounced Cassius Clay as a slave name. In 1966 he was offered a chance to join the military, but he declined as he believed that this goes against his religious belief
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