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Galileo

ga·li·leo

UK/ˌɡæl.ɪˈleɪ.əʊ/ US/ˌɡæl.ɪˈleɪ.oʊ/ fairly common

noun

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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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Named in honour of Galileo Galilei

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