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Yes, Galileo Galilei was a famous astronomer, he also made significant contributions to physics, mathematics and philosophy but he is probably most famous for his work in astronomy.
He was born February 15, 1564 in Pisa, Italy. Among his many achievements in astronomy he suggested that the Earth revolved around the Sun rather than the Sun moving around the Earth which was both the common belief and a matter of Catholic Church doctrine at the time. This brought him into conflict with the Church and nearly resulted in his execution as a heretic.
He is a very significant figure in the history of astronomy and science. Albert Einstein called him the father of modern science.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 6y agoSome say he was the first scientist in the sense of relying on observations. Before Galileo, scientists like Aristotle would predict how many teeth there was in a horse's mouth based on a 'theory of horses' and would not bother to look into a horses mouth. Aristotle said things rose because of the property of levity, newton said the apple fell because of the 'force of gravity'.
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∙ 14y agoNo, he was an astronomer and mathamatician
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∙ 11y agoOf course he was a real scientist
He was trained in mathematics, and was an astronomer, making his own telescopes.
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∙ 7y agono Galileo lived from 15 February 1564 - 8 January 1642.
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Galileo was the first astronomer to describe surface features of the?
Galileo was the first astronomer to describe surface features of the moon.
Was the astronomer Galileo was an important and influential member of the Florentine Camera ta?
Was te astronomer Galileo an important and influential member of the Florentine Camerata
Why was Galileo the first astronomer?
He was not the first astronomer; there were plenty before him going back to the Babylonians at least. Galileo, however, was the first to use a telescope.
Physicist and astronomer who improved the telescope?
Galileo Galilei
Galileo was the first astronomer to use what?
Galileo first used a telescope to observe the sky.
Galileo was the first astronomer to describe surface features of the?
Galileo was the first astronomer to describe surface features of the moon.
Who is a famous Astronomer and is dead?
Galileo
Was the astronomer Galileo was an important and influential member of the Florentine Camera ta?
Was te astronomer Galileo an important and influential member of the Florentine Camerata
Why was Galileo the first astronomer?
He was not the first astronomer; there were plenty before him going back to the Babylonians at least. Galileo, however, was the first to use a telescope.
A famous astronomer starting with g?
Galileo
Who was the famous astronomer who observed Venus and Jupiter?
Seventeenth-century astronomer Galileo Galilei.
Who was the first astronomer to use a telescope for viewing the universe?
Galileo I am not so sure he was the first, but he is the most famous.
Who was the first astronomer to make a drawing of the moon?
Galileo.
Physicist and astronomer who improved the telescope?
Galileo Galilei
What was the name of the first astronomer that found stars?
Galileo
Was Galileo a musician?
No he was an inventor, artist, thinker, and astronomer.
Who is the astronomer that studied and named the Moon's features?
Galileo
