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Galileo Galilei
(1564-1642)
Italian physicist and astronomer
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Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei (15 February 1564 – 8 January 1642) was an Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer, sometimes described as a polymath. Commonly referred to as Galileo, his name was pronounced (GAL-ih-LAY-oh GAL-ih-LAY-ee, ). 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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15 February 1564
Pisa, Italy
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8 January 1642 (aged 77)
Arcetri, Italy
Zodiac Aquarius
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