Galileo Galilei

Galileo Galilei was an Italian physicist, astronomer and engineer, he was sometimes described as a polymath. He was known as the "father of modern physics", the "father of observational astronomy", the "father of modern science", and the "father of scientific method". He 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", inventing the thermoscope and various military compasses, and using the telescope for scientific observations of celestial objects. His contributions to observational astronomy include the telescopic confirmation of the phases of Venus, the observation of the four largest satellites of Jupiter, the observation of Saturn and the analysis of sunspots.

Quotes
Who would set a limit to the mind of man? Who would dare assert that we know all there is to be known?

The sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do.

And yet it moves.

“There are those who reason well, but they are greatly outnumbered by those who reason badly.”

Philosophy is written in this grand book, the universe, which stands continually open to our gaze. But the book cannot be understood unless one first learns to comprehend the language and read the letters in which it is composed.

We must say that there are as many squares as there are numbers.

“Wine is sunlight, held together by water.”

“It is a beautiful and delightful sight to behold the body of the Moon.”

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The Chat
Thomas Alva Edison: Hello Galileo!

Thomas Alva Edison: Uum, Galileo?

Galileo Galilei: Hello Thomas!



Thomas Alva Edison: Where's Newton?



Marie Antoinette: Can we talk about cake now?



Galileo Galilei: Please no.