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
11354723
Media ID
47639697
Size
3116px x 3904px
(3.7MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Engraving by R Bell after a painting by H Wyatt, 1835 - digitally colourised
Date
1630s
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