Galileo Galilei, Italian astronomer and mathematician, early 17th century. Artist: Francesco Villamena

Galileo Galilei, Italian astronomer and mathematician, early 17th century. One of the greatest scientists of all time, Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) discovered Jupiter's moons and the laws governing falling bodies. Portrait from the frontispiece of his Istoria (1613) and Il Saggiatore (1623). A cherub, left, holds Galileo's military compass, while another (right) holds a telescope. (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)
Galileo Galilei, Italian astronomer and mathematician, early 17th century. One of the greatest scientists of all time, Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) discovered Jupiter's moons and the laws governing falling bodies. Portrait from the frontispiece of his Istoria (1613) and Il Saggiatore (1623). A cherub, left, holds Galileo's military compass, while another (right) holds a telescope. (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)
Galileo Galilei, Italian astronomer and mathematician, early 17th century. Artist: Francesco Villamena
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Editorial #:
463919965
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Hulton Archive
Date created:
01 January, 1800
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390002733
Object name:
1155171
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