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Galileo Galilei

American  

noun

  1. Italian physicist and astronomer, 1564–1642.


Galileo Galilei Scientific  
/ găl′ə-lā′ōgăl′ə-lā′ /
  1. Italian astronomer, mathematician, and physicist. He was the first to use a telescope to study the stars and planets, and he discovered various astronomical phenomena and physical principles.


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Galileo Galilei and Isaac Newton recognized this universality of free fall centuries ago.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

It took the Vatican until 1992 to admit that astronomer Galileo Galilei was right almost four centuries earlier about the Sun being the center of our solar system.

From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2025

The astronomer Galileo Galilei stayed here several times in the 17th century, until the family of artistic patrons eventually sold it off.

From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2024

Mr. Musk is not named in the 96-page brief filed Monday, but Hunter Biden and Galileo Galilei do make appearances.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 14, 2022

Robert Hooke was born on the stroke of noon on 18 July 1635, seven years before Galileo Galilei died.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

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