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ˌgæl əˈleɪ oʊ, -ˈli oʊgalileo

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Galileo, Galileo Galileinoun

    Italian astronomer and mathematician who was the first to use a telescope to study the stars; demonstrated that different weights descend at the same rate; perfected the refracting telescope that enabled him to make many discoveries (1564-1642)

Wiktionary

  1. galileonoun

    The CGS unit of acceleration, equal to 1 centimetre per second per second. Symbol: Gal

  2. Galileonoun

    Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), an Italian thinker and key figure in the scientific revolution who improved the telescope, made astronomical observations, and put forward the basic principle of relativity in physics.

  3. Etymology: Named in honour of Galileo Galilei

Wikipedia

  1. Galileo

    Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei (15 February 1564 – 8 January 1642) was an Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer, sometimes described as a polymath. Commonly referred to as Galileo, his name was pronounced (GAL-ih-LAY-oh GAL-ih-LAY-ee, Italian: [ɡaliˈlɛːo ɡaliˈlɛi]). He was born in the city of Pisa, then part of the Duchy of Florence. Galileo has been called the "father" of observational astronomy, modern physics, the scientific method, and modern science.Galileo studied speed and velocity, gravity and free fall, the principle of relativity, inertia, projectile motion and also worked in applied science and technology, describing the properties of pendulums and "hydrostatic balances". He invented the thermoscope and various military compasses, and used the telescope for scientific observations of celestial objects. His contributions to observational astronomy include telescopic confirmation of the phases of Venus, observation of the four largest satellites of Jupiter, observation of Saturn's rings, and analysis of lunar craters and sunspots. Galileo's championing of Copernican heliocentrism (Earth rotating daily and revolving around the Sun) was met with opposition from within the Catholic Church and from some astronomers. The matter was investigated by the Roman Inquisition in 1615, which concluded that heliocentrism was foolish, absurd, and heretical since it contradicted Holy Scripture.Galileo later defended his views in Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems (1632), which appeared to attack Pope Urban VIII and thus alienated both the Pope and the Jesuits, who had both supported Galileo up until this point. He was tried by the Inquisition, found "vehemently suspect of heresy", and forced to recant. He spent the rest of his life under house arrest. During this time, he wrote Two New Sciences (1638), primarily concerning kinematics and the strength of materials, summarizing work he had done around forty years earlier.

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  1. galileo

    Galileo Galilei, commonly known as Galileo, was an Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer who is widely renowned as a central figure in the transition from natural philosophy to modern science. He made significant contributions to the fields of physics, astronomy, cosmology, mathematics and philosophy. He invented the telescope and used it to discover the four largest moons of Jupiter, among other astronomical observations. Galileo is also known for his defense of heliocentrism, the belief that the Earth revolves around the Sun, which was considered heretical by the Catholic Church at that time.

Wikidata

  1. Galileo

    Galileo is a retired Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and active sire. In a racing career which lasted from October 2000 until October 2001 he ran eight times and won six races. He is best known for winning the Epsom Derby, Irish Derby Stakes, and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes in 2001 and for his rivalry with the Godolphin champion Fantastic Light. Since his retirement Galileo has become known as a prolific and successful sire of racehorses, including Cape Blanco, New Approach and Frankel.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Galileo

    an illustrious Italian mathematician, physicist, and astronomer, born at Pisa, demonstrated the isochronism of the pendulum, invented the thermometer and the hydrostatic balance, propounded the law of falling bodies, constructed the first astronomical telescope, and by means of it satisfied himself of, and proved, the truth of the Copernican doctrine, that the sun and not the earth is the centre of the planetary system, and that the earth revolves round it like the other planets which reflect its light; his insistence on this truth provoked the hostility of the Church, and an ecclesiastical decree which pronounced the Copernican theory heresy; for the profession of it he was brought to the bar of the Inquisition, where he was compelled to forswear it by oath, concluding his recantation, it is said, with the exclamation, "still, it moves"; before his end he became blind, and died in Florence at 78, the year Newton was born (1564-1642).

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of galileo in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of galileo in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of galileo in a Sentence

  1. Stephen Vizinczey:

    Is it possible that I am not alone in believing that in the dispute between Galileo and the Church, the Church was right and the center of man's universe is the earth?

  2. Philip Hammond:

    The plan has always been to work as a core member of the Galileo project, contributing financially and technically to the project. If that proves impossible then Britain will have to go it alone, possibly with other partners outside Europe and the U.S., to build a third competing system, for national security strategic reasons we need access to a system and we'll ensure that we get it.

  3. Matthias Somm/CNN The enemy:

    The Earth is round – discovery made by Galileo. Astronomy was not studied in Kremlin, giving preference to court astrologers. If it was, they would know: If something is launched into other countries’ airspace, sooner or later unknown flying objects will return to departure point.

  4. David Boboltz:

    These first images are just the beginning, over the next six months, the Inouye telescope's team of scientists, engineers and technicians will continue testing and commissioning The Inouye Solar Telescope to make The Inouye Solar Telescope ready for use by the international solar scientific community. The Inouye Solar Telescope will collect more information about our Sun during the first five years of The Inouye Solar Telescope lifetime than all the solar data gathered since Galileo first pointed a telescope at the Sun in 1612.

  5. Cheng Li:

    We found the water in the equator to be greater than what the Galileo probe measured, because the equatorial region is very unique at Jupiter, we need to compare these results with how much water is in other regions.

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