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Galileo Galilei
Galileo Galilei
  • Born: February 15, 1564
  • Died: January 8, 1642
  • Nationality: Italian
  • Profession: Scientist

Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei was an Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer, sometimes described as a polymath, from Pisa. Galileo has been called the "father of observational astronomy", the "father of modern physics", the "father of the scientific method", and the "father of modern science".