Galileo Galilei

1564 - 1642 Renaissance Italian

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Galileo Galilei (1564–1642) was an Italian astronomer, physicist, and mathematician who played a central role in the Scientific Revolution. He pioneered telescopic observations, discovering Jupiter's moons, Venus's phases, sunspots, and lunar mountains, while supporting heliocentrism against Church doctrine, leading to his 1633 trial and house arrest. His experiments on motion, including the law of falling bodies and projectile trajectories, founded modern physics and experimental science.

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