Galileo, also known as Galileo Galilei, was an Italian natural philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician. He was born in Pisa, Italy, on February 15, 1564, and died close by in Arcetri. 8.01.1642 in Florence. Galileo made important discoveries in the areas of motion, astronomy, strength of materials, and the scientific method. The field of motion analysis … Read more
Galileo, in full Galileo Galilei, (born February 15, 1564, Pisa [Italy]—died January 8, 1642, Arcetri, near Florence), Italian natural philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician who made fundamental contributions to the sciences of motion, astronomy, and strength of materials and to the development of the scientific method. His formulation of (circular) inertia, the law of falling bodies, and parabolic trajectories marked the beginning of a fundamental change … Read more