An Introduction to the Life of Galileo Galilei (511 words, 2 pages)
Galilei, Galileo 1564-1642, Italian astronomer, mathematician, and physicist was born in Pisa, Italy. He started Pisa University as a medical student in 1581, and became professor of mathematics at Padua(1592-1610), where he improved the refracting telescope (1610), and was the first person to use astronomy. At the age of 19 ...
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