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Galileo
Astronomy, Galileo’s contribution
Galileo as the model of the new scientist
Galileo’s clash with Catholic Church
Physics, Galileo’s contribution
The Astronomical Messenger (excerpt), by Galileo Galilei
see also Johannes Kepler
astronomical studies
Church condemnation of Galileo
contributions to science
development of scientific method
pictures and illustrations
quotations
spacecraft named to honor Galileo
subject of drama
subject of opera
Galileo (spacecraft)
Galileo (spacecraft), American unmanned spacecraft designed to orbit Jupiter and send a probe into its atmosphere. Launched on October 18, 1989, from...
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