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Galileo Galilei

Inventor · born 15th February 1564

Date of birth
15 February
Birth year
1564
Lived
78
Zodiac
♒ Aquarius

About Galileo Galilei

Known as The Father of Science, his contributions included confirming the phases of Venus, discovering four of Jupiter's moons, and inventing the thermoscope, the precursor to the thermometer. A major figure in the scientific revolution, his advocacy of the theory of heliocentricism, which postulated that the earth revolved around the sun, made him an enemy of the Catholic Church.

Galileo Galilei was born 15th February 1564 in Pisa, Italy. Their primary profession is listed as inventor. They died in 1642. On 15 February, 603 people in our archive share this birthday.

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