Galileo Galilei
Astronomer
Notable Achievement
Telescope and astronomy pioneer
Biography
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.
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Birthday Date
Galileo Galilei was born on February 15