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Galileo Galilei was a Tuscan (Italian) physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who played a major role in the Scientific Revolution. His achievements include improvements to the telescope and consequent astronomical observations, and support for Copernicanism. Galileo has been called the "father of modern observational astronomy", the "father of modern physics", the "father of science", and "the Father of Modern Science." The motion of uniformly accelerated objects, taught in nearly all high school and introductory college physics courses, was studied by Galileo as the subject of kinematics. His contributions to observational astronomy include the telescopic confirmation of the phases of Venus, the discovery of the four larges Galileo Galilei was a Tuscan (Italian) physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who played a major role in the Scientific Revolution. His achievements include improvements to the telescope and consequent astronomical observations, and support for Copernicanism. Galileo has been called the "father of modern observational astronomy", the "father of modern physics", the "father of science", and "the Father of Modern Science." The motion of uniformly accelerated objects, taught in nearly all high school and introductory college physics courses, was studied by Galileo as the subject of kinematics. His contributions to observational astronomy include the telescopic confirmation of the phases of Venus, the discovery of the four largest satellites of Jupiter, named the Galilean moons in his honour, and the observation and analysis of sunspots. Galileo also worked in applied science and technology, improving compass design.

Galileo's championing of Copernicanism was controversial within his lifetime. The geocentric view had been dominant since the time of Aristotle, and the controversy engendered by Galileo's presentation of heliocentrism as proven fact resulted in the Catholic Church's prohibiting its advocacy as empirically proven fact, because it was not empirically proven at the time and was contrary to the literal meaning of Scripture. Galileo was eventually forced to recant his heliocentrism and spent the last years of his life under house arrest on orders of the Roman Inquisition.

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Dialogue Concerning the Two... Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems: Ptolemaic and Copernican by Galileo Galilei, Stephen Jay Gould (Editor), Stillman Drake (Translator) 4.07 avg rating — 1,308 ratings — published 1632 —131 editions Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Sidereus Nuncius, or The Si... Sidereus Nuncius, or The Sidereal Messenger 3.95 avg rating — 730 ratings — published 1610 —66 editions Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Two New Sciences: Including... Two New Sciences: Including Centres of Gravity and Force of Percussion 4.05 avg rating — 378 ratings — published 1638 —191 editions Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Discoveries and Opinions of... Discoveries and Opinions of Galileo 3.70 avg rating — 341 ratings — published 1957 —19 editions Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The Essential Galileo The Essential Galileo by Galileo Galilei, Maurice A. Finocchiaro (Editor) 3.82 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 2008 —7 editions Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Il Saggiatore Il Saggiatore by Galileo Galilei, Libero Sosio (Translator) 3.69 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 1623 —4 editions Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Letter to the Grand Duchess... Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina by Galileo Galilei, Charles River Editors 3.63 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 1615 —2 editions Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Două lecții despre Infernul... Două lecții despre Infernul lui Dante by Galileo Galilei, Smaranda Bratu Elian (ed., trad.), Horia-Roman Patapievici (pref.) 3.48 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 1587 —7 editions Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Selected Writings Selected Writings by Galileo Galilei, Mark Davie (Translator), William R. Shea (Introduction) 3.80 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2012 —7 editions Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Carta a Cristina de Lorena ... Carta a Cristina de Lorena y otros textos sobre ciencia y religión by Galileo Galilei, Moisés González García (Editor) 4.04 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1615 —6 editions Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars

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“I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him.”
― Galileo Galilei

“I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use.”
― Galileo Galilei, Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina

“You cannot teach a man anything, you can only help him find it within himself.”
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