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
Picture No
10005740
Media ID
47157077
Size
3323px x 3931px
(1.4MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Miniature by unnamed 18th century artist, taken from a contemporary portrait also by an unnamed artist
Date
1630s
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