Sunday, February 15, 2026

Galileo Galilei's Birth Anniversary


 

Galileo Galilei, born on 15 February 1564, was an Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer, sometimes described as a polymath, from Pisa. Galileo has been called the "father of observational astronomy", the "father of modern physics", the "father of the scientific method", and the "father of modern science".

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