Galileo's Daughter by Sobel, Dava -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Title Page Contents Dedication PART ONE. TO FLORENCE

[I] She who was so precious to you [II] This grand book the universe [III] Bright stars speak of your virtues [IV] To have the truth seen and recognized [V] In the very face of the sun [VI] Observant executrix of God's commands [VII] The malice of my persecutors [VIII] Conjecture here among shadows

PART TWO. ON BELLOSGUARDO

[IX] How our father is favored [X] To busy myself in your service [XI] What we require above all else [XII] Because of our zeal [XIII] Through my memory of their eloquence [XIV] A small and trifling body [XV] On the right path, by the grace of god [XVI] The tempest of our many torments

PART THREE. IN ROME

PART FOUR. IN CARE OF THE TUSCAN EMBASSY,VILLA MEDICI, ROME

PART FIVE. AT SIENA

PART SIX. FROM ARCETRI

[XXX] My soul and its longing [XXXI] Until I have this from your lips [XXXII] As I struggle to understand [XXXIII] The memory of the sweetnesses

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