Tag: Galilei
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Historical Astronomers in Context
Galileo Galilei (2/15/1564 – 1/08/1642) Galileo Galilei was a very important physicist and astronomer .Based on his observations and discoveries, he supported the heliocentric model of the universe against the dominant view of geocentric model at that time. In terms of innovations, he improved the functionality of telescope and used it to successfully observe the…