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Who was Galileo?

portrait of Galileo The original Galileo was an Italian natural philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician. He is best known for his discovery of the telescope.

For more information about Galileo, check out (link will open in a pop-up window)
Galileo Galilei web site.

Galileo image from the Library of Congress

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