Galileo Galilei: History, Discoveries, and Scientific Revolution

Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei, known just as Galileo, was an astronomer, physicist, and engineer from Pisa, modern-day Italy, who was regularly described as a polymath. Galileo has been called the "creator of observational astronomy," "father of modern-day physics," "father of the clinical technique," and "father of contemporary science," to name a few titles.

Galileo engaged on useful science and innovation, clarifying the characteristics of pendulums and "hydrostatic balances," ...