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Galileo Galilei

Type Figure Region Italy Time 1564–1642 Also known as Galileo

Italian physicist, astronomer, and mathematician, a central figure of the Scientific Revolution who improved the telescope, championed heliocentrism,…

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  1. 1592–1610Padua · PaduaTaught for eighteen years at the University of Padua under the Republic of Venice, researching mechanics and kinematics, conducting falling-body experiments, and improving the telescope for astronomical observation, discovering Jupiter's moons and more.
  2. 1610–1642Florence · FlorenceReturned to Florence under Medici patronage, published works such as Sidereus Nuncius openly supporting the Copernican system, was tried by the Inquisition in 1633 and forced to abandon heliocentrism, yet continued mechanics research in his later years.

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