Galileo Galilei Quotes


It is a beautiful and delightful sight to behold the body of the Moon.


Citations

Galilei, Galileo. The Starry Messenger. 1610. Discoveries and Opinions of Galileo, translated by Stillman Drake, Doubleday, 1957, p. 27.

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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".