Galileo Galilei was born on February 15, 1564[1], in Pisa[2]. He died on January 8, 1642[3], in Arcetri[4]. He worked as an astronomer[5], philosopher[6], mathematician[7], physicist[8], and inventor[9]. He ranks in the top 0.3% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (87,850 views/month, #2,963 of 1,000,298).[10]
Things named for Galileo Galilei include Galilean moons[56], Galileo affair[57], Galileo[58], Galileo thermometer[59], Pisa International Airport “he”[60], Galileo mission[61], Life of Galileo[62], and Galilean transformation[63].
Why It Matters
Galileo Galilei has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[64] He is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]
He has been cited as an influence by Christiaan Huygens[66], an astronomer[67], 1629–1695[68], of Dutch Republic[69], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[70], specialised in mathematics[71]; Robert Boyle[72], a physicist[73], 1627–1691[74], of Kingdom of England[75], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[76], specialised in physics[77]; Evangelista Torricelli[78], a mathematician[79], 1608–1647[80], of Grand Duchy of Tuscany[81], specialised in physics[82]; and Bonaventura Cavalieri[83], a mathematician[84], 1598–1647[85], of Duchy of Milan[86], specialised in mathematics[87].
He is credited with the discovery of Europa[88], a moon of Jupiter[89]; Ganymede[90], a moon of Jupiter[91]; Io[92], a moon of Jupiter[93]; Callisto[94], a moon of Jupiter[95]; square-cube law[96]; and Galilean transformation[97]. Works attributed to him include and yet it moves[98], Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems[99], Sidereus Nuncius[100], Two New Sciences[101], The Assayer[102], and Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina[103]. Entities named for him include Galilean moons[56], Galileo affair[57], Galileo[58], Galileo thermometer[59], Pisa International Airport “he”[60], and Galileo mission[61].
His notable doctoral advisees include Vincenzo Viviani[104], Benedetto Castelli[105], Joseph Solomon Delmedigo[106], Mario Guiducci[107], and Giuseppe Biancani[108].
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