Galileo Galilei, Italian astronomer
Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer and philosopher. He got into trouble with the church over his claim that the sun, and not the earth, is at the centre of the universe
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10005766
Media ID
47150723
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3229px x 4044px
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Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Engraving by R Bell after a painting by H Wyatt, 1835
Date
1630s
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