Galileo Galilei : Italian Astronomer, Physicist, Engineer, Polymath, Called the "father" of Observational Astronomy, Modern Physics, the Scientific Method, and Modern Science

February 15, 1564 — January 8, 1642

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An Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer, sometimes described as a polymath. Commonly referred to as Galileo. He was born in the city of Pisa, then part of the Duchy of Florence. Galileo has been called the "father" of observational astronomy, modern physics, the scientific method, and modern science.

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February 15, 1564

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January 8, 1642

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