Galileo Galilei

American  

noun

1. Italian physicist and astronomer, 1564–1642.

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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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Example Sentences

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

On Earth in 1633, Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei went on trial in Rome for saying that the Earth revolved around the sun.

From Washington Times • Jul. 12, 2023

Galileo Galilei was already convinced of that in the 16th century.

From Scientific American • Mar. 23, 2023

First discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610, the rings are made of countless particles comprised primarily of water ice, which form a giant cluster that circles around the planet's central sphere.

From Salon • Nov. 24, 2021

Well then, before tomorrow I have to finish reading the first volume of a biography of Galileo Galilei, since it has to be returned to the library.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank