Monday 7 February 2011

Galileo Galilei facts

Galileo was born on February 15, 1564.

Birthname: Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei.

Birth Place: Pisa, Italy.

Galileo has been called the "father of modern observational astronomy", the "father of modern physics", the "father of science", and "the Father of Modern Science".

Galileo was a proponent of the heliocentric theory of the universe.
Galileo Galilei built his first telescope in 1609.
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