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

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

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

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