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Galileo
ITALIAN PHILOSOPHER, ASTRONOMER AND MATHEMATICIAN
WRITTEN BY: Albert Van Helden
LAST UPDATED: Jul 18, 2019 See Article History
Alternative Title: Galileo Galilei
Galileo
QUICK FACTS
Galileo, oil painting by Justus Sustermans, c. 1637; in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence.
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BORN
February 15, 1564
Pisa, Italy
DIED
January 8, 1642 (aged 77)
Arcetri, Italy
NOTABLE WORKS
“The Sidereal Messenger”
“Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems—Ptolemaic and Copernican”
SUBJECTS OF STUDY
Milky Way Galaxy
Sun
gravity
Jupiter
Solar System
INVENTIONS
Galilean telescope
hydrostatic balance
thermometer
compass
NOTABLE FAMILY MEMBERS
Father Vincenzo Galilei
DID YOU KNOW?
Galileo constructed his famous telescope without having seen an example of the Dutch instruments.
Galileo designed a new form of hydrostatic balance, an instrument for weighing objects using air and water.
Galileo, in full Galileo Galilei, (born February 15, 1564, Pisa [Italy]—died January 8, 1642, Arcetri, near Florence), Italian natural philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician who made fundamental contributions to the sciences of motion, astronomy, and strength of materials and to the development of the scientific method. His formulation of (circular) inertia, the law of falling bodies, and parabolic trajectories marked the beginning of a fundamental change in the study of motion. His insistence that the book of nature was written in the language of mathematics changed natural philosophy from a verbal, qualitative account to a mathematical one in which experimentation became a recognized method for discovering the facts of nature. Finally, his discoveries with the telescope revolutionized astronomy and paved the way for the acceptance of the Copernican heliocentric system, but his advocacy of that system eventually resulted in an Inquisition process against him.
Galileo constructed his famous telescope without having seen an example of the Dutch instruments.
Galileo designed a new form of hydrostatic balance, an instrument for weighing objects using air and water.
Galileo was a natural philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician who made fundamental contributions to the sciences of motion, astronomy, and strength of materials and to the development of the scientific method.
Jupiter: The Galilean satellites
Read more about the moons of Jupiter that Galileo discovered.
Among other things, Galileo improved upon the telescope and invented an early type of thermometer.
Telescope: Evolution of the optical telescope
Read more about Galileo's telescopes as well as the improvements made after his time.
Galileo influenced scientists for decades to come, not least in his willingness to stand up to the church to defend his findings. His improvements to the telescope led to various strides in the field of astronomy. Sir Isaac Newton, the great physicist, later expanded on Galileo's work when coming up with his own theories.
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