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1634: The Galileo Affair

2004 novel by Eric Flint
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1634: The Galileo Affair

Summary

1634: The Galileo Affair is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • 1634: The Galileo Affair authored The Galileo Affair — author (P50): Q1320489[3].
  • 1634: The Galileo Affair's instance of is recorded as The Galileo Affair — instance of (P31): literary work[4].
  • 1634: The Galileo Affair was published by The Galileo Affair — publisher (P123): Baen Books[5].
  • 1634: The Galileo Affair's genre is The Galileo Affair — genre (P136): alternate history[6].
  • 1634: The Galileo Affair's genre is The Galileo Affair — genre (P136): science fiction[7].
  • 1634: The Galileo Affair followed The Galileo Affair — follows (P155): 1633[8].
  • 1634: The Galileo Affair followed The Galileo Affair — follows (P155): The Grantville Gazette[9].
  • 1634: The Galileo Affair was followed by The Galileo Affair — followed by (P156): 1635: The Cannon Law[10].
  • 1634: The Galileo Affair's part of the series is recorded as The Galileo Affair — part of the series (P179): 1632 series[11].
  • 1634: The Galileo Affair's language of work or name is recorded as The Galileo Affair — language of work or name (P407): English[12].
  • 1634: The Galileo Affair's country of origin is recorded as The Galileo Affair — country of origin (P495): United States[13].
  • 1634: The Galileo Affair was released on April 2004[14].
  • 1634: The Galileo Affair's cover art by is recorded as The Galileo Affair — cover art by (P736): Thomas Kidd[15].
  • 1634: The Galileo Affair's title is recorded as 1634: The Galileo Affair[16].
  • 1634: The Galileo Affair's form of creative work is recorded as The Galileo Affair — form of creative work (P7937): novel[17].

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Authorship and Creation

1634: The Galileo Affair authored The Galileo Affair — author (P50): Q1320489[3]. It was published by The Galileo Affair — publisher (P123): Baen Books[5].

Publication

1634: The Galileo Affair was released on April 2004[14]. Its language of work or name is recorded as The Galileo Affair — language of work or name (P407): English[12]. Genres include The Galileo Affair — genre (P136): alternate history[6] and The Galileo Affair — genre (P136): science fiction[7]. Its part of the series is recorded as The Galileo Affair — part of the series (P179): 1632 series[11].

Subject and Themes

1634: The Galileo Affair's part of the series is recorded as The Galileo Affair — part of the series (P179): 1632 series[11].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Predecessors include The Galileo Affair — follows (P155): 1633[8] and The Galileo Affair — follows (P155): The Grantville Gazette[9]. 1634: The Galileo Affair was followed by The Galileo Affair — followed by (P156): 1635: The Cannon Law[10].

Why It Matters

1634: The Galileo Affair ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  12. [14] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → 2004 novel by Eric Flint
    Cover art by → Thomas Kidd
    Part of the series → 1632 series
    Country of origin → United States
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ [[Property:P7937]]: [[Q8261]], add [[:Q2629164|ISFDB]] reference"
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