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Galileo's Battle for the Heavens
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Galileo homepage

Web Site Credits

 

TV Program Credits

Lauren Aguirre, Executive Editor
Greg Berberian, Intern
Katie Caldwell, Associate Designer
Rick Groleau, Managing Editor
Brenden Kootsey, Senior Web Developer
Lexi Krock, Editorial Assistant
Peter Tyson, Editor in Chief
Anya Vinokour, Senior Designer

Special Thanks
David Axelrod, producer, "Galileo's Battle for the Heavens"
Owen Gingerich, Harvard University
Dava Sobel, author, Galileo's Daughter

Photo and Image Credits 
Lost Roman Treasure home page—Photos: © WGBH/NOVA, BBC, and Gedeon Programmes

His Place in Science—Photos: (Galileo) © Corbis Images; All other photos and video clip: © WGBH/NOVA

His Telescope—Photos: (Telescope) © Corbis Images; Illustrations: © WGBH/NOVA

His Big Mistake—Photos: (All) Corbis Images; Illustration: © WGBH/NOVA

His Experiments—Illustrations: (All) © WGBH/NOVA

 

Galileo played by
Simon Callow

Narrated by
Liev Schreiber

Written and Produced by
David Axelrod

Directed by
Peter Jones

Based on the book
Galileo's Daughter by Dava Sobel

Cast
Simon Callow as Galileo
Laura Nardi as Maria Celeste
John Fraser as the Inquisitor
Alexa Jago as Voice of Maria Celeste
Cornelius Garrett as Voices of the Ambassador and Castelli

Narrated by
Liev Schreiber

Director of Photography
Brian McDairmant

Editor
Eve Gage

Production Manager
Sara Compton

Animation
Burrell Durrant Hifle

Music by
Mark Adler

Additional Photography
Brian Dowley

Sound Recordists
Fraser Barber
Eric Reisner

Assistant Camera
Warren Harrison
Mary Anne Janke

Production Coordinators
Andy Zare (US)
Cristina Hughes (UK)

Research
Jan Ronca

Production Designer
Derek Dodd

Make Up and Hair
Karen Z.M. Turner

Costume Designer
Michael Burdle

Online Editor
Ed Ham

Colorist
Mark Kueper

Audio Post Production
Kent Gibson
Tom Mitchell
Edward Sterrett

Archival Material
History of Science Collections, University of Oklahoma
Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum, Chicago, Illinois
The Art Archive / Biblioteca d'Ajuda Lisbon / Dagli Orti
The Art Archive / Carmelite Collection Clamart / Dagli Orti
The Art Archive / Mus'e du Louvre Paris / Dagli Orti
The Art Archive / Mus'e Granet Aix-en-Provence / Dagli Orti
The Art Archive / Palazzo Barberini Rome / Dagli Orti
The Art Archive / Royal Society / Eileen Tweedy
Alinari / Art Resource, NY
Erich Lessing / Art Resource, NY
Giraudon / Art Resource, NY
Scala / Art Resource, NY
Biblioteca Nazionale Firenze
Blue Sky Stock Footage
Colegio Nuestra Señora del Recuerdo
Calvin College Observatory
Archivo Iconografico, S.A. / CORBIS
Paul Almasy / CORBIS
Archive Films by Getty Images
Artville by Getty Images
Hulton/Archive by Getty Images
ImageBank Film by Getty Images
The Granger Collection, NY
Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Science Museum/Science & Society Picture Library
Sekani Inc.
SOHO/MDI research group at Stanford University
Special Collections Library, University of Michigan

Special Thanks
Kerry V. Magruder, University of Oklahoma
Owen Gingerich
Roberto Caffarelli
Rocca Albornoziani di Spoleto
Comune di Spoleto
Comune di Vallo di Nera
Academie de France a Rome

 

NOVA Series Graphics
National Ministry of Design

NOVA Theme
Mason Daring
Martin Brody
Michael Whalen

Post Production Online Editor
Mark Steele

Closed Captioning
The Caption Center

Production Secretary
Queene Coyne

Publicity
Jonathan Renes
Diane Buxton

Senior Researcher
Ethan Herberman

Production Coordinator
Linda Callahan

Unit Managers
Holly Archibald
Denise Drago
Sarah Goldman

Paralegal
Nancy Marshall

Legal Counsel
Susan Rosen Shishko

Post Production Assistant
Patrick Carey

Associate Producer, Post Production
Nathan Gunner

Post Production Supervisor
Regina O'Toole

Post Production Editor
Rebecca Nieto

Coordinating Producer
Laurie Cahalane

Supervising Producer
Lisa D'Angelo

Senior Science Editor
Evan Hadingham

Senior Series Producer
Melanie Wallace

Managing Director
Alan Ritsko

Executive Producer
Paula S. Apsell

   


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