Galileo's dream

Science Fiction, Novel by Кім Стенлі Робінсон

Blurb

Galileo's Dream is a science fiction novel with elements of historical fiction written by author Kim Stanley Robinson. It describes the life of 17th century scientist and astronomer Galileo Galilei, and the far-future society living on the Galilean moons he discovered.
It was published in hardcover on August 6, 2009 in the UK and on December 29, 2009 in the USA.