Galileo Galilei Quotes


Being infinitely amazed, so do I give thanks to God, Who has been pleased to make me the first observer of marvelous things, unrevealed to bygone ages.


Citations

Galilei, Galileo. Letter to Belisario Vinta, 30 Jan. 1610. Le Opere di Galileo Galilei, edited by Antonio Favaro, vol. 10, G. Barbèra, 1900, p. 280.

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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".