galileo galilei

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   Italian astronomer and mathematician who was the first to use a telescope to study the stars; demonstrated that different weights descend at the same rate; perfected the refracting telescope that enabled him to make many discoveries (1564-1642)

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Questions about galileo galilei

What does galileo galilei mean?

galileo galilei means "Italian astronomer and mathematician who was the first to use a telescope to study the stars; demonstrated that different weights descend at the same rate; perfected the refracting telescope that enabled him to make many discoveries (1564-1642)".

What is another word for galileo galilei?

Close synonyms include Galileo. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is galileo galilei a common word?

galileo galilei is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.