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Galileo Galilei

(1564–1642)

Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de’ Galilei

Works:

• Discourse on Floating Bodies (English)

• The Sidereal Messenger of Galileo Galilei (English)

Galileo in Art:

Sustermans, Justus (1597-1681)
Ritratto di Galileo Galilei
1635
Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze

 

Born February 15 1564 Pisa (Italia)
Died January 8 1642 Arcetri, Firenze (Italia)
Buried Basilica di Santa Croce (Firenze)
Occupation Academician Astrologer
Occupation Astronomer Engineer
Occupation Inventor Mathematician
Occupation Philosopher Physicist
Occupation Polymath Professor
Occupation Scientist Writer

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