Contrary to what many people think, Galileo did not invent the telescope. In this video segment adapted from NOVA, the Italian physicist and mathematician improves on an existing spyglass design ...

Explore Galileo Galilei's early life and astronomical journey from groundbreaking discoveries to two different Church confrontations. ... In 1609, Galileo constructed his first telescope, ...

Two new moons have been discovered orbiting Jupiter, bringing the total number of natural satellites orbiting the gas giant ...

WAUKESHA, Wis. — Galileo Galilei launched a scientific revolution in 1609 when he first pointed his new telescope toward the heavens. In the 400 years since, astronomers have used this tool to ...

In late August 1609, Galileo Galilei demonstrated his 8-power hand-built telescope to Venetian notables. (Note that the word ?telescope? was actually coined in 1611, and that there were several ...

Visiting Google today, you might notice a telescope as the Google logo. If you click on the logo, you are taken to a search result on Google for Galileo’s telescope. 400 year ago today, in the ...

Zone in on these basic facts on Galileo and his discoveries: 1. Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) has been called, by such figures as Albert Einstein, the father of modern science.

NOVA explores the story of Galileo Galilei—his scientific contributions, his clash with the Catholic Church, and his correspondence with his convent daughter. provides an historical backdrop of ...

Adapted from an essay by Saswato R. Das on Galileo's contribution to science. Galileo Galilei, born in 1564 in Pisa, Italy, is ... from the first time Galileo trained his telescope on it to the ...

Galileo Galilei (1564–1642) was born in Pisa and taught mathematics at Padua. He lived in Florence after 1610, where he wrote his greatest scientific works. Science Museum Pictorial ...

Adapted from an essay by Saswato R. Das on Galileo's contribution to science. Galileo Galilei, born in 1564 in Pisa, Italy, is ... from the first time Galileo trained his telescope on it to the ...

Adapted from an essay by Saswato R. Das on Galileo's contribution to science. Galileo Galilei, born in 1564 in Pisa, Italy, is ... from the first time Galileo trained his telescope on it to the ...