Galileo Galilei...
Galileo Galilei 1636 portrait by Justus Sustermans Born Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei 15 February 1564 Pisa , Duchy of Florence Died 8 January 1642 (aged 77) Arcetri , Grand Duchy of Tuscany Education University of Pisa Known for Analytical dynamics , heliocentrism , kinematics , observational astronomy Scientific career Fields Astronomy , physics , engineering , natural philosophy , mathematics Institutions University of Pisa University of Padua Patrons Cosimo II de Medici Federico Cesi Ferdinando II de Medici Fra Paolo Sarpi Francesco Maria del Monte Academic advisors Ostilio Ricci da Fermo Notable students Benedetto Castelli Mario Guiducci Vincenzo Viviani Signature Galileo Galilei was born way back in the year 1564 in the town of Pisa, Italy. When he was 20 year old, he was studying in Pisa. His father wanted him to be a doctor, but Galileo was bored with school except for maths. Because math...