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Galileo Galilei

Our Solar System - Galileo's Observations of the Moon, Jupiter, Venus and the Sun | News - NASA Solar System Exploration
We continue our yearlong celebration of the 400th birthday of modern astronomy with the International Year of Astronomy 2009 (IYA). A series of worldwide events, IYA aims to raise awareness of how the science of astronomy benefits all Earth cultures, inspires the imaginations of young people, and fosters a scientific outlook in society. (Find Local Events)
https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/2009/02/25/our-solar-system-galileos-observations-of-the-moon-jupiter-venus-and-the-sun
BBC - Solar System - Galileo Galilei (pictures, video, facts & news)
Watch BBC video clips and read facts about the Italian astronomer who made important observations of the Moon and planets in the 17th century.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/solarsystem/scientists/galileo_galilei
Galileo Galilei: Biography, Inventions & Other Facts
Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei made a number of inventions and discoveries that remain important to astronomy and science in general today.
https://www.space.com/15589-galileo-galilei.html
Galileo Galilei
Galileo Galilei was an Italian physicist and astronomer. He was born in Pisa on February 15, 1564. Galileo's father, Vincenzo Galilei, was a well-known musician. Vincenzo decided that his son should become a doctor.
https://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/whos_who_level2/galileo.html
Galileo Galilei - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com
Find out more about the history of Galileo Galilei, including videos, interesting articles, pictures, historical features and more. Get all the facts on HISTORY.com
http://www.history.com/topics/galileo-galilei
Galileo | Biography, Discoveries, & Facts | Britannica.com
Galileo: Italian astronomer whose discoveries with the telescope revolutionized astronomy.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Galileo-Galilei
Galileo Galilei
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_Galilei

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Galileo Galilei
Portrait c. 1640
Born	Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei ^[1] (1564-02-15)15 February 1564^[2] Pisa, Duchy of Florence
Died	8 January 1642(1642-01-08) (aged 77) Arcetri, Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Education	University of Pisa
Known for	List Analytical dynamics Celatone Frictionless plane Galileo number Galileo thermometer Galileo's escapement Galileo's experiment Galileo's law of odd numbers Galileo's objective lens Galileo's paradox Galileo's problem Galileo's sector Galileo's ship Galilean equivalency principle Galilean invariance Galilean moons Galilean telescope Galilean transformation Heliocentrism Inertia Pendulum clock Phases of Venus Rings of Saturn Square–cube law
Scientific career
Fields	Astronomy physics engineering natural philosophy mathematics
Institutions	University of Pisa University of Padua
Patrons	Cosimo II de Medici Federico Cesi Ferdinando II de Medici Fra Paolo Sarpi Francesco Maria del Monte
Academic advisors	Ostilio Ricci da Fermo
Notable students	Benedetto Castelli Mario Guiducci Vincenzo Viviani

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Galileo Galilei

Portrait c. 1640

Born

Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei ^[1]

15 February 1564^[2]

Pisa, Duchy of Florence

Died

8 January 1642 (aged 77)

Arcetri, Grand Duchy of Tuscany

Education

University of Pisa

Known for

Scientific career

Fields

Institutions

Patrons

Academic advisors

Ostilio Ricci da Fermo

Notable students

Signature

Galileo Galilei
Portrait c. 1640
Born	Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei ^[1] (1564-02-15)15 February 1564^[2] Pisa, Duchy of Florence
Died	8 January 1642(1642-01-08) (aged 77) Arcetri, Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Education	University of Pisa
Known for	List Analytical dynamics Celatone Frictionless plane Galileo number Galileo thermometer Galileo's escapement Galileo's experiment Galileo's law of odd numbers Galileo's objective lens Galileo's paradox Galileo's problem Galileo's sector Galileo's ship Galilean equivalency principle Galilean invariance Galilean moons Galilean telescope Galilean transformation Heliocentrism Inertia Pendulum clock Phases of Venus Rings of Saturn Square–cube law
Scientific career
Fields	Astronomy physics engineering natural philosophy mathematics
Institutions	University of Pisa University of Padua
Patrons	Cosimo II de Medici Federico Cesi Ferdinando II de Medici Fra Paolo Sarpi Francesco Maria del Monte
Academic advisors	Ostilio Ricci da Fermo
Notable students	Benedetto Castelli Mario Guiducci Vincenzo Viviani

Signature

Galileo Galilei

Portrait c. 1640

Born

Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei ^[1]

15 February 1564^[2]

Pisa, Duchy of Florence

Died

8 January 1642 (aged 77)

Arcetri, Grand Duchy of Tuscany

Education

University of Pisa

Known for

Scientific career

Fields

Institutions

Patrons

Academic advisors

Ostilio Ricci da Fermo

Notable students

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