Galileo Galilei

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Galileo Galilei was an Italian Renaissance astronomer, physicist, and engineer whose pioneering use of the telescope and support for heliocentrism helped lay the foundations of modern science.

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Galileo Galilei canonical 102
Galilei 1
Galileo 1

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instanceOf Renaissance scientist
astronomer
engineer
human
mathematician
natural philosopher
physicist
advocated De revolutionibus orbium coelestium
surface form: Copernican system

heliocentric model
citizenship Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Republic of Florence
conflict Galileo affair
countryOfBirth Duchy of Florence
countryOfDeath Duchy of Florence
surface form: Grand Duchy of Tuscany
dateOfBirth 1564-02-15
dateOfDeath 1642-01-08
discovered Galilean moons
four largest moons of Jupiter
mountains and craters on the Moon
phases of Venus
sunspot rotation of the Sun
educatedAt University of Pisa
employer Medici court in Florence
University of Padua
University of Pisa
familyName Galileo Galilei self-linksurface differs
surface form: Galilei
fieldOfWork astronomy
kinematics
mathematics
mechanics
optics
physics
givenName Galileo Galilei self-linksurface differs
surface form: Galileo
influenced Isaac Newton
Johannes Kepler
modern physics
influencedBy Archimedes
Aristotle
Nicolaus Copernicus
knownFor Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems
Sidereus Nuncius
Two New Sciences
astronomical observations
improvements to the telescope
kinematics of motion
laws of falling bodies
observations of Jupiter's moons
observations of Venus's phases
observations of sunspots
observations of the Moon's surface
studies of projectile motion
support for heliocentrism
legalStatus tried for heresy
methodology quantitative measurement in physics
systematic experimentation
movement Renaissance
Scientific Revolution
nativeLanguage Italian
nickname father of modern physics
father of modern science
father of observational astronomy
notableWork Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems
Two New Sciences
surface form: Discourses and Mathematical Demonstrations Relating to Two New Sciences

Sidereus Nuncius
opposedBy Inquisition
surface form: Roman Inquisition
placeOfBirth Pisa
placeOfDeath Arcetri
positionHeld chair of mathematics at University of Padua
professor of mathematics at University of Pisa
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
sentence house arrest
sexOrGender male
workLocation Florence
Padua
Pisa

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John Wallis influencedBy Galileo Galilei
Alessandro Galilei relative Galileo Galilei
Villa Il Gioiello occupant Galileo Galilei
Galileo’s house (Villa Il Gioiello) significantPerson Galileo Galilei
subject surface form: Villa Il Gioiello
Galileo’s house (Villa Il Gioiello) ownedBy Galileo Galilei
subject surface form: Villa Il Gioiello
Galileo’s house (Villa Il Gioiello) residenceOf Galileo Galilei
subject surface form: Villa Il Gioiello
Galileo’s house (Villa Il Gioiello) category Galileo Galilei
subject surface form: Villa Il Gioiello
Viale Galileo namedAfter Galileo Galilei
Marin Mersenne influencedBy Galileo Galilei
Marin Mersenne correspondedWith Galileo Galilei
Life of Galileo mainCharacter Galileo Galilei
Sidereal Messenger author Galileo Galilei
Sidereal Messenger relatedWorkOf Galileo Galilei
Tommaso Baglioni collaboratedWith Galileo Galilei
Tommaso Baglioni author Galileo Galilei
subject surface form: Sidereus Nuncius
Medicean stars discoveredBy Galileo Galilei
Medicean stars namedBy Galileo Galilei
Medicean stars documentedBy Galileo Galilei
On Floating Bodies influenced Galileo Galilei
On the Equilibrium of Planes influenced Galileo Galilei
Ferdinando I de' Medici patronOf Galileo Galilei
First Day author Galileo Galilei
Second Day author Galileo Galilei
Fourth Day author Galileo Galilei
Third Day author Galileo Galilei
subject surface form: Third Day (Two New Sciences)
Dava Sobel hasWrittenAbout Galileo Galilei
Galilean transformations namedAfter Galileo Galilei
Galilean group namedAfter Galileo Galilei
Cosimo II de' Medici patronOf Galileo Galilei
Cosimo II de' Medici associatedWith Galileo Galilei
Io discoverer Galileo Galilei
Ganymede discoveredBy Galileo Galilei
Callisto discoveredBy Galileo Galilei
Pisa International Airport namedAfter Galileo Galilei
Pierre Gassendi influencedBy Galileo Galilei
Planetario Galileo Galilei namedAfter Galileo Galilei
Federico Cesi patronOf Galileo Galilei
Johann Schreck collaboratedWith Galileo Galilei
Lincean Academy hasNotableMember Galileo Galilei
Guidobaldo del Monte notableStudent Galileo Galilei
Guidobaldo del Monte influenced Galileo Galilei
Kepler observedBy Galileo Galilei
subject surface form: Kepler (lunar crater)