Galileo Galilei, Italian Astronomer(1574-1642)

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by Justus Sustermans

Just the Facts:

• Name: Galileo Galilei
• Birth: February 15, 1564, Pisa, Italy
• Death: January 8, 1642, Florence, Italy
• Language: Italian
• Who he was: Italian astronomer; Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo (Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems); Sidereus Nuncius (The Starry Messenger)
• Included in lists (What's This?): GBWW (+10YP); GGB (+PGR 2); LRP

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