GALILEO GALILEI

BIRTH AND DEATH

Birth: 2/25/1564     Death: 1/8/1642

OCCUPATION

scientist

BIOGRAPHY SUMMARY

Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei, commonly referred to as Galileo Galilei or mononymously as Galileo, was an Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer, sometimes described as a polymath. He was born in the city of Pisa, then part of the Duchy of Florence. Galileo has been called the father of observational astronomy, modern-era classical physics, the scientific method, and modern science.

NOTABLE WORK

Galilean transformation

WHY THEY MATTER

Galileo Galilei was intellectually unique and groundbreaking for his pioneering work in observational astronomy, classical physics, and the scientific method. His innovative approach to studying the natural world through experimentation and observation laid the foundation for modern science. Galileo's contributions to astronomy, such as his discoveries with the telescope and his advocacy of the heliocentric model of the solar system, revolutionized our understanding of the universe.

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