Title

'Galileo Galilei', (1933). Creator: Unknown.

Caption

'Galileo Galilei', (1933). Portrait of Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer, philosopher and mathematician Galileo (1564-1642). Galileo 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 "Gestalten Der Weltgeschichte", a book of cigarette-card portrait miniatures of figures in world history from the last four hundred years. [Germany, 1933]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1933

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D52_294

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,5Mb (2,2Mb) / 13,2in x 15,8in / 3948 x 4740 (300dpi)

Keywords

Italy Italian people male job man men country body bodies science guy occupation telescope astronomy beard color scientist location century profession maths mathematics thirties bearded miniature arithmetic 17th century Colour physicist 1930s 20th century astronomer seventeenth century The Print Collector mathematician the body Galileo Galilei portrait Unknown Galilei Galileo cigarette card portrait cigarette card