Galileo's Daughter: A Drama of Science, Faith and LoveModern · History, Nonfiction, Science
Galileo's Daughter: A Drama of Science, Faith and Love
1999 · 420 pages · Nonfiction
16
Modern
★ 3.76 on Goodreads · 31K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 10 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Pulitzer Prize (Biography) finalist (2000). 3.76★ from 31K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
16Must-Read Score
- Readers7 out of 100 · counts 40%+3
- Critics30 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+11
- Bestseller12 out of 100 · counts 14%+2
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #86 of the 87 science and ideas books we rank
- #154 of the 154 history books we rank
- #646 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #1371 of the 1,404 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Pulitzer Prize (Biography) finalist (2000)
Reads as
True story, Thought-provoking
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