Galileo: Facts & Related Content
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| Also Known As | Galileo Galilei |
|---|---|
| Born | February 15, 1564 • Pisa • Italy |
| Died | January 8, 1642 (aged 77) • Italy |
| Inventions | Galilean telescope • hydrostatic balance • thermometer • compass |
| Notable Works | “Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems—Ptolemaic and Copernican” • “The Sidereal Messenger” |
| Notable Family Members | father Vincenzo Galilei |
| Subjects Of Study | Jupiter • Milky Way Galaxy • Pleiades • Sun • Copernican system • Galilean satellite • Galilean transformations • gravity • motion • planet • Solar System • sunspot • pendulum |
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.
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