This was my Galileo. He had the most beautiful celestial blue eyes. But his knowledge of the universe didn't go very far. Oh, I still believe he was an old soul, but get him talking and what came out wasn't about the heavens.
The birthday we celebrate today isn't his, it's another Galileo's. One less warm and fuzzy, but perhaps a little more worldly.
Galileo Galilei was one our our greatest astronomers.
From Leap Into Space:
Galileo Galilei spent a good deal of his life questioning the accepted scientific beliefs of his time that were not proven by experiment. Galileo heard about the new Dutch instruments built to see the heavens and built one himself…
He found evidence that the Earth was not at its center, just as astronomer, Nicolaus Copernicus had theorized.
His theories caused him to be tried and convicted by the Catholic Church for heresy, but unlike common belief, he was never tortured or excommunicated. He remained a loyal Catholic throughout his life.
Let's celebrate Galileo's 448th birthday with some of these titles:
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