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When she was 13, Virginia Galilei, eldest daughter of the great scientist Galileo, was placed by her father in a convent near him in Florence and took the name Suor Maria Celeste. Unable to see him except on his occasional visits, she wrote him continually, as her 124 surviving letters (which... read more
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- M. Celeste: Add a description of this character.
- Di V. S.
- Suor Luisa
- Vincenzio Landucci
- Signor Rondinelli
- Di S. Matteo
- Signor Geri
- La Piera
- Suor Arcangela
- Madonna
- Suor Maria Celeste
- Giuseppe
- Geppo
- Violante
- Chiara
- M.a Celeste
- Dio
- Signori
- Tordo
- Doctor Ronconi
- Giovanni
- Sire
- S. D. M.
- S. Di
- Signora
- Goro
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The young woman who wrote these letters led a cloistered life in a gilded age.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Maria Celeste Galilei (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2001
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 208
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2001
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 208
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 520.92
Subjects edit
- Books › Science › History & Philosophy › History of Science
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Professionals & Academics › Scientists
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Historical
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Letters & Correspondence
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