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Galileo Galilei

Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei (15 February 1564 – 8 January 1642), commonly referred to as Galileo Galilei or mononymously as Galileo, was an Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer and polymath. He was born in Pisa, then part of the Duchy of Florence. Galileo has been called the father of observational astronomy, classical physics, the…

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Known for
Analytical dynamics · heliocentrism · kinematics · observational astronomy
Education
University of Pisa
Academic advisors
Ostilio Ricci da Fermo
Born
Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei (1564-02-15)15 February 1564 Pisa, Duchy of Florence
Died
8 January 1642(1642-01-08) (aged 77) Arcetri, Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Father
Vincenzo Galilei

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Galileo Galilei → Astronomy, engineering, mathematics, natural philosophy, physics
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Galileo Galilei → Cosimo II de Medici, Federico Cesi, Ferdinando II de Medici, Fra Paolo Sarpi, Francesco Maria del Monte
Known for · 4
Galileo Galilei → Analytical dynamics, heliocentrism, kinematics, observational astronomy
Notable students · 3
Galileo Galilei → Benedetto Castelli, Mario Guiducci, Vincenzo Viviani
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Galileo Galilei → University of Padua, University of Pisa
Academic advisors · 1
Galileo Galilei → Ostilio Ricci da Fermo
Born · 1
Galileo Galilei → Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei (1564-02-15)15 February 1564 Pisa, Duchy of Florence

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Galileo GalileiAcademic advisorsOstilio Ricci da Fermo1.00infobox
Galileo GalileiBornGalileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei (1564-02-15)15 February 1564 Pisa, Duchy of Florence1.00infobox
Galileo GalileiDied8 January 1642(1642-01-08) (aged 77) Arcetri, Grand Duchy of Tuscany1.00infobox
Galileo GalileiEducationUniversity of Pisa1.00infobox
Galileo GalileiFatherVincenzo Galilei1.00infobox
Galileo GalileiFieldsAstronomy1.00infobox
Galileo GalileiFieldsphysics1.00infobox
Galileo GalileiFieldsengineering1.00infobox
Galileo GalileiFieldsnatural philosophy1.00infobox
Galileo GalileiFieldsmathematics1.00infobox
Galileo GalileiKnown forAnalytical dynamics1.00infobox
Galileo GalileiKnown forheliocentrism1.00infobox
Galileo GalileiKnown forkinematics1.00infobox
Galileo GalileiKnown forobservational astronomy1.00infobox
Galileo GalileiNotable studentsBenedetto Castelli1.00infobox
Galileo GalileiNotable studentsMario Guiducci1.00infobox
Galileo GalileiNotable studentsVincenzo Viviani1.00infobox
Galileo GalileiPatronsCosimo II de Medici1.00infobox
Galileo GalileiPatronsFederico Cesi1.00infobox
Galileo GalileiPatronsFerdinando II de Medici1.00infobox
Galileo GalileiPatronsFra Paolo Sarpi1.00infobox
Galileo GalileiPatronsFrancesco Maria del Monte1.00infobox
Galileo GalileiWorkplacesUniversity of Pisa1.00infobox
Galileo GalileiWorkplacesUniversity of Padua1.00infobox

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