Galileo Galilei

The Father of Modern Astronomy

The Father of Modern Astronomy

If you ask anyone who was the most influential astronomer of all time, it is a safe bet that the majority would name Galileo Galilei. His contribution to observational astronomy was immense, earning him a place as one of the greatest scientists of all time, notable for his use of the scientific method in finding out how the universe works.

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"Galileo, perhaps more than any other single person, was responsible for the birth of modern science."

Stephen Hawking