Galileo`s Daughter Book Response

Who was Maria Celeste and how Sobel`s use of her in center of the story change my understanding of Galileo?

Maria Celeste Galilei was a nun.She was born in 1600 and died in 1634 in Virginia Galilei. Maria Celeste was a daughter of Galileo Galilei who was an Italian scientist. Her mother was known as Marina Gamba (Eppinga & Huizinga, 2017). Sobels used the characters of Maria Celeste Galilei to convey important information. Sobels have tried to discuss how the Galilei cared for her daughter. Also, Sobels includes virtues such as brilliance, industry, and sensibility which helped in defining the schism between the Catholic religion and science.

What surprised me about Galileo Daughter?

I was surprised by the Maria Celeste personality and accomplishment of the 17th clash with catholic religion which continued to define the entire schism between religion and other fields.

Strengths And Weaknesses Of Sobels Books

The strength in Sobel`s books is that they have a pleasing tale for domestic affection which helps in humanizing a great man (Todorov, 2016). This letter adds poignancy to any awful persecution in a society. Therefore they teach that we should not give up despite the complex situation of either religion or science. The weakness is that unfamiliar readers can’t fully interpret the tale.Sobels meaning is not well displayed and therefore scholars struggle a lot to understand. The book is also old-fashioned.

The image of Galileo from the pages.

Galilei s seen as an intellectual hardworking person who is free and transparent.

Maria Celeste relationship with religion communicates how nun can handle a complex situation as seen in the field of science (Fantoli, 2011). Despite the trial going badly Celeste also fights to buoy the astrometry sprits as indicated in the letters. The assessment displayed by Maria Celeste shows the mighty powers of religion over the science.

Galileo relationship with Catholic Church and his comparison with the Martin Luther

Maria Celeste relationship with the church is argued based on the responsibility of a nun in a church. She is described as a woman of exquisite mind, a woman of positive perspectives and above all someone to be attached with (Stalcup, 2015). Comparing Maria Celeste with Martin Luther then one identifies a lot of deviations. Martin came to reject those practices which were highly supported by Maria Celeste. He rebukes the indulgence of Roman Catholic Church.He said that eternal life and salvation are earned from God`s grace.