Galilei, Galileo — • Although in the popular mind Galileo is remembered chiefly as an astronomer, it was not in this character that he made really substantial contributions to human knowledge, but rather in the field of mechanics, and especially of dynamics, which… … Catholic encyclopedia
GALILEI, Galileo — (1564 1642) Renowned for his astronomical observations with a telescope, Galileo Galilei also defined the central tenets of a new scientific method followed by others in succeeding centuries. Condemned for heresy in 1633 because of his defense of … Renaissance and Reformation 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary
Galilei, Galileo — (1564 1642) Italian mathematician, astronomer, and physicist, one of the principal figures in the 17th century reconstruction of physical science. His writings and his work are also important in the development of ideas about scientific method … Historical Dictionary of Renaissance
Galilei, Galileo — ► (1564 1642) Matemático, físico y astrónomo italiano. Su obra constituye una de las bases principales de la física clásica y es un ejemplo paradigmático del movimiento de transformación de la concepción medieval del mundo en el pensamiento… … Enciclopedia Universal
Galileo Galilei — Galileo Galilei † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Galileo Galilei Generally called GALILEO. Born at Pisa, 15 February, 1564; died 8 January, 1642. His father, Vincenzo Galilei, belonged to a noble family of straitened fortune, and had… … Catholic encyclopedia
Galilei-Gymnasium Hamm — Schulform Gymnasium Gründung 1968 als Zweigstelle des Hammonense Gymnasiums, 1971 als eigene Schule … Deutsch Wikipedia
Galileo (Sonde) — Galileo wird für den Start vorbereitet Das Missions Emblem … Deutsch Wikipedia
Galilēi — Galilēi, Galileo, Physiker und Astronom, geb. 15. Febr. 1564 in Pisa, gest. 8. Jan. 1642 zu Arcetri, war der Sohn des Florentiners Vincenzo G. (gest. 2. Juli 1591), der als Mathematiker und namentlich als Musiktheoretiker gerühmt wird. G. bezog… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Galilei — Galilei, Galileo Galilei, Vincenzo … Enciclopedia Universal
Galilei — Galilēi, Galileo, Physiker und Astronom, geb. 15. Febr. 1564 zu Pisa, 1589 1609 Prof. zu Pisa und Padua, 1610 Hofastronom der Fürsten Cosimo II. und Ferdinand II. zu Florenz, geriet durch seinen Eifer für das Kopernikanische Weltsystem in Kampf… … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon