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

Astronomer Galileo Galilei once lived in the castle, and there are remains of prehistoric fossils that date back 300,000 years in the dungeon.

From Washington Times • Sep. 25, 2023

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

From Scientific American • Mar. 23, 2023

A key part of the plan involved the commercial development of an adjacent parcel of land—thirteen acres in the triangle between Broadway and Main Street, with Galileo Galilei Way as its base.

From Salon • May 15, 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