★The new book series Science on the Move tells the stories of the greatest scientists’ insights and discoveries by traveling to the places where they lived. It’s Andrea—a very curious young girl—who meets physicists, biologists, and mathematicians in the cities where they made their most important breakthroughs. In the first two volumes, Andrea takes us on walks with Galileo and Newton, right where these scientists left their mark, to hear all about their lives, discoveries, and inventions.

This series includes 6 titles:
In Switzerland with Einstein: Andrea Discovers Relativity
In Syracuse with Archimedes: Andrea Discovers Geometry
In Milan with Leonardo: Andrea Discovers Engineering
In Cambridge with Newton: Andrea Discovers Gravity
In Paris with Marie Curie: Andrea discovers radioactivity
In Pisa with Galileo: Andrea discovers the Universe

Why do apples fall from trees? What is gravity? How fast must one travel to escape Earth? A trip to Cambridge with her aunt becomes Andrea’s opportunity to meet one of the greatest scientists of all time: Isaac Newton will take her around the city, revealing the wonders of physics to Andrea and her friend Ravi.

Andrea is in Cambridge with her aunt, who is giving lectures at the university’s colleges. As she sits under a tree, an apple falls on her head—from this moment, her encounters with Newton, one of humanity’s greatest geniuses, begin. The scientist takes her around Cambridge, to the library where his most important book is preserved and the chapel where his statue stands.

Newton seizes the chance to share his life and discoveries with Andrea, explaining why the Moon orbits the Earth, how rainbows form, the workings of tides, and why apples fall from trees.

Silvia Merialdo holds a degree in nuclear physics. After graduation, she gained research experience in the United Kingdom and Germany. Her passion for the world of books brought her back to Italy, where she now works as a physics textbook editor for Zanichelli. In her free time, she writes travel guides and reads hundreds of children's books with her son.