Galileo Galilei - Portrait by Jusus Sustermans
(1636) |
Historical Figures > Historical Figures with "G" Names > Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) |
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Galileo Galilei - Portrait by Jusus Sustermans (1636). The
Italian scientist commonly known as Galileo (1564-1642) has been called
the "father of modern observational astronomy." He advocated a
heliocentric theory of the universe, positing that the sun is at the
center of the universe. |