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Galileo's Dream
Author	Kim Stanley Robinson
Cover artist	Chris White
Language	English
Genre	Science fiction novel
Publisher	HarperVoyager (Commonwealth); Bantam Spectra/Random House (US)
Publication date	August 6, 2009
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardcover)
Pages	584
ISBN	978-0-00-726031-7
OCLC	320406645
Preceded by	Sixty Days and Counting

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Galileo's Dream (2009) is a science fiction novel with elements of historical fiction written by author Kim Stanley Robinson. The book itself describes the life of 17th-century scientist and astronomer Galileo Galilei, and the far-future society living on the Galilean moons he discovered. Italicised portions of the text within the novel are actually translations of Galileo and his contemporaries own recorded writings.

It was published in hardcover on August 6, 2009, in the United Kingdom and on December 29, 2009, in the United States.^[1]

Reception

Robinson was praised for his depiction of Galileo in both his greatness and his weaknesses,^[2] and for the handling of themes such as the relation between our perception of time and memory.^[3]

Adam Roberts described the book as an homage to Johannes Kepler's Somnium, sometimes identified as the first science fiction novel.^[3]

References

^ Robinson, Kim Stanley (2009-12-29). Galileo's Dream (1 ed.). New York: Spectra. ISBN 9780553806595.
^ Kaveney, Roz (9 August 2009). "Galileo's Dream, By Kim Stanley Robinson". The Independent. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
^ ^a ^b Roberts, Adam (14 August 2009). "Galileo's Dream by Kim Stanley Robinson | Book review". the Guardian. Retrieved 2015-12-13.

External links

Galileo's Dream at KimStanleyRobinson.info
Galileo's Dream title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

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[1] Robinson, Kim Stanley (2009-12-29). Galileo's Dream (1 ed.). New York: Spectra. ISBN 9780553806595.

[2] Kaveney, Roz (9 August 2009). "Galileo's Dream, By Kim Stanley Robinson". The Independent. Retrieved 2015-12-13.

[roberts-3] Roberts, Adam (14 August 2009). "Galileo's Dream by Kim Stanley Robinson | Book review". the Guardian. Retrieved 2015-12-13.

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+Robinson was praised for his depiction of Galileo in both his greatness and his weaknesses,<ref>{{Cite web|title = Galileo's Dream, By Kim Stanley Robinson|url = https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/galileos-dream-by-kim-stanley-robinson-1769831.html|website = The Independent|access-date = 2015-12-13|language = en-GB|last = Kaveney|first = Roz| date=9 August 2009 }}</ref> and for the handling of themes such as the relation between our perception of time and memory.<ref name='roberts'>{{Cite web|title = Galileo's Dream by Kim Stanley Robinson {{!}} Book review|url = https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/aug/15/galileos-dream-kim-stanley-robinson|website = the Guardian|access-date = 2015-12-13|first = Adam|last = Roberts| date=14 August 2009 }}</ref>
+[[Adam Roberts (British writer)|Adam Roberts]] described the book as an homage to [[Johannes Kepler]]'s [[Somnium (novel)|Somnium]], sometimes identified as the first science fiction novel.<ref name='roberts' />
 ==References==

v t e Galileo Galilei
Scientific career	Observational astronomy Galileo affair Galileo's escapement Galilean invariance Galilean moons Galilean transformation Leaning Tower of Pisa experiment Phases of Venus Celatone Thermoscope
Works	De motu antiquiora (1589–1592) Sidereus Nuncius (1610) Letters on Sunspots (1613) Letter to Benedetto Castelli (1613) "Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina" (1615) "Discourse on the Tides" (1616) Discourse on Comets (1619) The Assayer (1623) Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems (1632) Two New Sciences (1638)
Family	Vincenzo Galilei (father) Michelagnolo Galilei (brother) Vincenzo Gamba (son) Maria Celeste (daughter) Marina Gamba (mistress)
Related	"And yet it moves" Villa Il Gioiello Galileo's paradox Sector Museo Galileo Galileo's telescopes Galileo's objective lens Tribune of Galileo Galileo thermometer Galileo project spacecraft Galileo Galilei Airport Galileo National Telescope Astronomers Monument
In popular culture	Life of Galileo (1943 play) Lamp At Midnight (1947 play) Galileo (1968 film) Galileo (1975 film) Starry Messenger (1996 book) Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love (1999 book) Galileo Galilei (2002 opera) Galileo's Dream (2009 novel)