Galileo Galilei
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Galileo Galilei Galileo Galilei was an Italian astronomer, physicist, and engineer who pioneered the use of the telescope for astronomical observation, discovering the moons of Jupiter, the phases of Venus, and sunspots. His defense of heliocentrism brought him into conflict with the Inquisition, and he was forced to recant before spending his final years under house arrest. Albert Einstein called him the "father of modern science" for establishing experimentation and mathematical description as the foundations of natural philosophy.
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Galileo Galilei was an Italian astronomer, physicist, and engineer who pioneered the use of the telescope for astronomical observation, discovering the moons of Jupiter, the phases of Venus, and sunspots. His defense of heliocentrism brought him into conflict with the Inquisition, and he was forced to recant before spending his final years under house arrest. Albert Einstein called him the "father of modern science" for establishing experimentation and mathematical description as the foundations of natural philosophy.
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Born in Pisa, Italy
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