(4) YA Renaissance Scientists series. Responsible for discovering and explaining the laws of the universe and for inventing calculus (about which he fought with rival Gottfried Wilhem von Leibniz), Newton is profiled in a detailed biography that attempts (not always successfully) to explain complex concepts. Color reproductions help break up the text. Timeline, websites. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Jeannine M. Chapman

(4) YA Renaissance Scientists series. This account of the life and work of Galileo emphasizes his adherence to experimental methodologies and attributes his later problems with the church to this desire for quantitative proof. Boerst's descriptions of seventeenth-century scientific debate show the links between science, religion, politics, and patronage at that time. Sometimes poorly reproduced historical illustrations and portraits round out the text. Timeline, websites. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(3) YA Renaissance Scientists series. These thoughtful, documented books reward careful reading. Tycho explains how Brahe used his observational talents to measure astronomical phenomena, and Johannes discusses how Kepler developed his three laws of planetary motion. Both books recount the scientists' personal lives, and fine color visuals, mostly from period art and documents, extend the texts, as do occasional sidebars and diagrams. Bib., ind. [Review covers these Renaissance Scientists titles: Johannes Kepler and Tycho Brahe.]

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(3) YA Renaissance Scientists series. These thoughtful, documented books reward careful reading. Tycho explains how Brahe used his observational talents to measure astronomical phenomena, and Johannes discusses how Kepler developed his three laws of planetary motion. Both books recount the scientists' personal lives, and fine color visuals, mostly from period art and documents, extend the texts, as do occasional sidebars and diagrams. Bib., ind. [Review covers these Renaissance Scientists titles: Johannes Kepler and Tycho Brahe.]

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(4) YA Renaissance Scientists series. Goble explains how Copernicus's masterpiece On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres, with its heliocentric theory, transformed astronomy, but also notes Copernicus's efforts to integrate it into Catholic teachings. Influences on his life are presented; some of the cultural material is more smoothly integrated than others. Photographs of period illustrations enhance the text. Sources, timeline, websites. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian