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Italian astronomer and mathematician who was the first to use a telescope to study the stars; demonstrated that different weights descend at the same rate; perfected the refracting telescope that enabled him to make many discoveries (1564-1642)

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Examples for "Galileo"
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There's only one problem: Galileo won't be ready for another four years.
Wired
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News of Hans Lippershey's 1608 patent reached Galileo Galilei the following year.
Wired
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The Cardinal firmly and clearly showed Galileo the error of his way.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 / Little J...
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Glasgow's got a good chunk of that market but not for Galileo.
BBC
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Just look how often they've been proven wrong -Galileo, Columbus, Scopes.
Mortal Allies
Usage of Galileo Galilei in English
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News of Hans Lippershey's 1608 patent reached Galileo Galilei the following year.
Wired
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Unfortunately, it came 189 years too late to do Galileo Galilei any good.
Wired
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They produced a theory of impetus that influenced Galileo Galilei in the 17th century.
The economist
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This was Galileo Galilei, one of the most extraordinary scientific observers of any age.
A History of Science — Volume 2
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The ever-glorious name of Galileo Galilei crowns her immortality.
Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa / With Sixteen Illustra...
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In 1610 Galileo Galilei observed the sun and noticed its surface was not uniformly bright.
The Irish Times
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Arguably the most infamous trial of the Inquisition was that of the astronomer Galileo Galilei.
Dark mysteries of the vatican
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Proof of this came two thousand years later when Galileo Galilei observed it with his simple telescope.
The Science of Battlestar Galactica
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Then two astronomers-theGerman Johannes Kepler and the Italian Galileo Galilei-startedpublicly to support the Copernican theory.
A briefer history of time
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In 1610, the great natural philosopher Galileo Galilei became the first human to observe the rings of Saturn.
Wired
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After many centuries, the Christian Church admitted officially the situation and rehabilitated Galileo Galilei, but not Giordano Bruno.
The Brain, A Decoded Enigma
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In 1613 the Pisan mathematician Galileo Galilei claimed that the telescope he had invented proved that Copernicus's system was correct.
A history of god: the 4000-year quest of judaism, christianity, ...
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Modern science can be said to have had its beginning in the work of Galileo Galilei (1564-1642).
The Irish Times
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You sent the tragedy of ' Galileo Galilei,' by Samuel Brown, in one of the Cornhill parcels; it contained, I remember, passages of very great beauty.
The Life of Charlotte Brontë — Volume 2
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In January 1610, Pisan natural philosopher Galileo Galilei pointed a small refracting (spyglass-type) telescope of his own manufacture at the bright dot of Jupiter.
Wired
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The 1633 trial of Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) before the Roman Inquisition is frequently cited to demonstrate that science and the Catholic Church are(...)
The Irish Times
Translations for Galileo Galilei
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galileu galilei