Galileo was born in Pisa, in the Tuscany region of Italy on February 15th, 1564. He was the son of Vincenzo Galilei, a mathematician and musician born in Florence in 1520, and Giulia Ammannati. Galileo was their first child out of 7.
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The Galileo Project - An extensive resource on the life, the times, and the work of Galileo Galilei.
CCD Images from a Galilean Telescope - Describes the construction and use of a modern replica of Galileo's telescope. Includes photographs taken through it showing approximately what he would have seen.
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Galileo and Einstein - A lecture course by Michael Fowler of the University of Virginia: History of Astronomy from ancient Greece to Relativity.
Galileo and Einstein - A resource for a University of Virginia physics course, with lecture notes.
Galileo Galilei - Biography, with links to related internet sites.
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404Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) - Features information about college education, studies about bodies in motion, and becoming famous. Describes the impact of the scientist's invention of the telescope on ancient cosmological beliefs. Includes bibliography.
Galileo Galilei - Astronomy Rebel With a Cause - Concise biography.
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Galileo Galilei's Notes on Motion - High resolution scans of Manuscript 72 pertaining to the theorems on motion published in the Discorsi.
Multimedia Catalogue - Room IV Galileo Galilei - Virtual tour and descriptions of Galilean artifacts on display at the History of Science Museum, Florence, Italy. Includes biographical links and notes.
The Life and Work of Galileo (1564-1642) - A detailed account of Galileo's early influences and summary of important events in his efforts to prove heliocentricity.
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500Trial of Galileo Galilei - A collection of primary documents, essays, ancient texts, maps, photos, paintings and other materials relating to the trial in 1633.
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Galileo Galilei (15 February 1564 -- 8 January 1642) was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who is closely associated with the scientific
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