when Galileo was eight years old, his family returned to Florence
Galileo's friend encouraged him to read a science book while he was attending Medical school and was so interested, he dropped out of medical school and became a scientist.
chair of mathematics at the University of Padua, where he taught from 1592 until 1610
Used inclined planes to prove that bodies do not fall with velocities proportionate to their weight but proportionate to time.
Galileo Galilei discovers all four of Venesus satelight moons
Galileo Galilei published his findings--as a small book titled The Starry Messenger
Galileo Galilei passes away
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The Legacy of Galileo
Bertolt Brecht created a play on the life of Galileo
Galileo is mentioned several times in the "opera" section of the famous Queen song, "Bohemian Rhapsody."
Galileo Galilei was recently selected as a main motif for a high value collectors' coin: the €25 International Year of Astronomy commemorative coin, minted in 2009. This coin also commemorates the 400th anniversary of the invention of Galileo's telescope
