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Galileo Galilei

Physics

Galileo Galilei was an Italian astronomer and physicist whose telescopic observations, including the four largest moons of Jupiter and the phases of Venus, provided strong observational evidence for the heliocentric model of the solar system. Around 1592 he also built an open thermoscope, a sealed glass bulb and tube whose liquid level rose and fell with temperature, the earliest known device to register temperature change, though it carried no fixed scale and remained sensitive to air pressure as well as heat.

Facts
Birth Year
1564 1
Death Date
1642-01-08 2
Death Year
1642 2
Field
Physics and astronomy 1
Death Place
Arcetri, Italy 2
Nationality
Duchy of Florence 2
Nationality
Grand Duchy of Tuscany 2
Notable Work
equations for a falling body 2
Notable Work
Galilean transformation 2
Birthplace
Pisa, Italy 2
Field
Field (category)
Physics 1
Field (category)
Astronomy 1
Connections

Invented

Thermometer, Instruments

Why this is disputed. Built an open thermoscope around 1592 to 93, the earliest known device to register temperature change, but it had no fixed scale and vented to open air, so it is a precursor rather than the practical instrument.

Source Thermometer (Britannica)

Works In

Astronomy, Disciplines
Source Astronomy: Copernicus (Britannica)
Physics, Disciplines
Source Thermometer (Britannica)
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Sources
1. Thermometer (Britannica)
Encyclopaedia BritannicaView the Source
2. Galileo Galilei (Wikidata)
  • P570 (date of death): year
    +1642-01-08T00:00:00Z
  • P570 (date of death): full date
    +1642-01-08T00:00:00Z
  • P27 (country of citizenship): Duchy of Florence
    Q2252973
  • P20 (place of death): Arcetri, Italy
    Q2031761
  • P27 (country of citizenship): Grand Duchy of Tuscany
    Q154849
  • P19 (place of birth): Pisa, Italy
    Q13375
  • P800 (notable work): Galilean transformation
    Q219207
  • P800 (notable work): equations for a falling body
    Q1132975
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Astronomy: Copernicus (Britannica)
Encyclopaedia BritannicaWorks In: AstronomyView the Source
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