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Galileo Galilei (1546-1642)

An exhibit from the Institute and Museum of the History of Science, Florence (Firenze), Italy.
http://galileo.imss.firenze.it/museo/b/egalilg.html
This site describes the life of Galileo, particularly his work on scientific theory, projectile kinematics, astronomy, telescopy, thermoscopy and the pendulum clock. Artifacts from his life and experiments, as well as his preserved right middle finger are quite interesting. Additional historical information on Galileo is found in the Rice Catalog of the Scientific Community in the 16th and 17th Centuries.

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