Galileo | Biography, Discoveries, Inventions, & Facts | Britannica

Galileo, Italian natural philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician who made fundamental contributions to the sciences of motion, astronomy, strength of materials, and to the scientific method. His discoveries with the telescope revolutionized astronomy, and his observations bolstered Copernican theory.

Source: Galileo | Biography, Discoveries, Inventions, & Facts | Britannica

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