Maria Celeste - Galileo's Daughter

While Most people know a fair amount about Galileo Galilei and what he accomplished and discovered. They dont know about the person that really made it all happen. Her name was Maria Celeste and she was Galileo's Daughter. She was a nun who was very busy with her work for the church but she still managed to take care of her father both while he was and wasn't under house arrest. She made sure that he was well fed, she did his laundry and she created herbal remedies for his ailments. She monitored him making sure he didn't overwork himself or drink too much. Basically she kept him in tact. But in addition to all the domestic work she also professionally assisted him as well. She was basically the editor of his book. She would read through it and edit and check everything. And through that she learned a great deal about science. It must have been very difficult for her because she was basically caught between two world because her father was discovering and writing about things that went against the beliefs of the church that she was so closely tied to. When her father was placed on house arrest she kept him alive and allowed him some happiness because he was so frequently around the daughter that he didn't see too often in the past. Maria Celeste took her place as the traditional Italian daughter and because of that it can be said that she is the reason Galileo lived long enough to discover all the wonderful things that he did.