Galileo Galilei

Galileo Galilei (Pisa, February 15, 1564 – Arcetri, January 8, 1642), was a Tuscan astronomer, philosopher, and physicist who is closely associated with the scientific revolution. His achievements include improvements to the telescope, a variety of astronomical observations, the first , and effective support for Copernicanism. He has been referred to as the "father of modern astronomy," as the "father of modern physics," and as "father of science." His experimental work is widely considered complementary to the writings of Francis Bacon in establishing the modern scientific method. Galileo's career coincided with that of Johannes Kepler. The work of Galileo is considered to be a significant break from that of Aristotle. In addition, his conflict with the Roman Catholic Church is taken as a major early example of the conflict of authority and freedom of thought, particularly with science, in Western society.

External links

• The Galileo Affair by Paul Newall.
• The Warfare of Science With Theology
• The Galileo Project at Rice University
• CCD Images through a Galilean Telescope Modern recreation of what Galileo might have seen
• about Galileo Galilei at danask.com
• Electronic representation of Galilei's notes on motion (MS. 72)
• From Myth to History and Back - Reviews of two books on Galileo
• PBS Nova Online: Galileo's Battle for the Heavens
• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry
• The Galilean Library, an educational site dedicated to Galileo
• Galileo's writings in italian language, an italian site dedicated to free e-texts
• Galielo Galilei, in the Catholic Encyclopedia found online on New Advent, an orthodox Catholic website

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