Galileo Galilei

Galileo Galilei (Pisa, 15 Februar 1564 – Arcetri, 8 Januar 1642) wis a Tuscan astronomer, philosopher, an physicist that is closely associate wi the scienteefic revolution. He haed a haund in the betterment o the prospect, sindry astronomical observations, the first law o motion, an in supportin Copernicanism effectively. He haes been cried the "faither o modren astronomie," the "faither o modren physics," an the "faither of science". His experimental wark is aften conseedered complementary tae the scrievins o Francis Bacon in stablishin the modren scienteefic method. Galileo's life coincided wi that o Johannes Kepler. The wark o Galileo is conseidert tae be a signeificant brak fae that o Aristotle. Forby, his conflict wi the Roman Catholic Kirk is taen as a great aerly exemplar o the conflict o authority an freedom o thocht, in parteecular wi science, in Wastren society.

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 Galilean transform
 Galilean invariance
 Lorentz transform equations
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 Vincenzo Galilei
 World Almanac's Ten Maist Influential Fowk o the Seicont Millennium

References

 Fremmit airtins 
 The Galileo Affair  bi Paul Newall.
 The Warfare atween Science An Theology
 The Galileo Projec at Rice Varsity
 Aboot Galileo Galilei  at danask.com
 Electronic copy o Galilei's notes anent motion (MS. 72)
 Frae Myth tae History an Back  - Reviews o twa beuks anent Galileo
 PBS Nova Online: Galileo's Fecht for the Hievens
 Stanford Encyclopaedia o Philosophy entry
 The Galilean Library, an educational steid dedicate tae Galileo

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