Meaning of Galileo in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˌɡæləˈleɪoʊ/

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  1. Noun

    Galileo

    Definitions

    1. Italian astronomer and mathematician who was the first to use a telescope to study the stars

    Examples

    • « demonstrated that different weights descend at the same rate »
    • « perfected the refracting telescope that enabled him to make many discoveries (1564-1642) »

Famous quotes

  • « Galileo was no idiot. Only an idiot could believe that science requires martyrdom - that may be necessary in religion, but in time a scientific result will establish itself. »
    David Hilbert
  • « If Galileo had said in verse that the world moved, the inquisition might have let him alone. »
    Thomas Hardy

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