Galileo galilei biography in english
Galileo Galilei
Galileo Galilei | |
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1636 portrait by Justus Sustermans | |
| Born | Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei[1] (1564-02-15)15 February 1564 Pisa, Duchy of Florence |
| Died | 8 January 1642(1642-01-08) (aged 77) Arcetri, Grand Duchy of Tuscany |
| Education | University of Pisa |
| Known for | Analytical dynamics, heliocentrism, kinematics, observational astronomy |
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| Fields | Astronomy, physics, engineering, natural philosophy, mathematics |
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| Academic advisors | Ostilio Ricci da Fermo |
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Galileo Galilei[a] (15 February 1564[b] – 8 January 1642)[3] was an Italianpolymath.[4] Galileo was originally going to be a doctor but became a tutor instead.[5] He was a professor of mathematics and natural science in Padua and Pisa.
People most remembered him today for his conflict with the Catholic Church of Galileo Galilei - World History Encyclopedia, carousel DAB