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    Born
    15 February
    Pisa (now Italy)
    Died
    8 January
    Arcetri near Florence (now Italy)
    Summary
    Galileo Galilei was an Italian scientist who formulated the basic law of falling bodies, which he verified by careful measurements.

    He constructed a telescope with which he studied lunar craters, and discovered four moons revolving around Jupiter and espoused the Copernican cause.

    Biography

    Galileo Galilei's parents were Vincenzo Galilei and Guilia Ammannati.

    Vincenzo, who was born in Florence in , was a teacher of music and a fine lute player. After studying music in Venice he carried out experiments on strings to support his musical theories. Guilia, who was born in Pescia, married Vincenzo in and they made their home in the countryside near Pisa.

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    Galileo was their first child and spent his early years with his family in Pisa.

    In , when Galileo was eight years old, his family returned to Florence, his father's home town. However, Galileo remained in Pis