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Death of Galileo
On 8 January 1642 the Italian scientist Galileo Galilei died at his villa near Arcetri, aged 77;…
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- 1642Arcetri · TuscanyGalileo, long afflicted with arthritis and eye disease, died at the Villa Il Gioiello in Arcetri. Though condemned by the Church in life, his mechanics and kinematics spread widely in Europe through pupils and writings, profoundly shaping the modern scientific paradigm.
Sources
- Galileo Galilei https://www.britannica.com/biography/Galileo-Galilei
- Galileo Galilei — Peter Machamer https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/galileo/