Title

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), 1882. Artist: Unknown.

Caption

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), 1882. Galileo was a Tuscan (Italian) physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who played a major role in the scientific revolution. His achievements include improvements to the telescope and consequent astronomical observations, and support for Copernicanism. Galileo has been called the father of modern observational astronomy, the father of modern physics, the father of science and the father of modern science. From Florence, by Charles Yriarte, translated by CB Pitman and published by Sampson Low (London, 1882). (Colorised black and white print).
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Date

1882

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D08_224

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,6Mb (8,4Mb) / 13,0in x 15,2in / 3886 x 4551 (300dpi)

Keywords

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