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Meaning of GALILEO

Pronunciation:  `galu'leeow

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 Definition: [n]  Italian astronomer and mathematician who was the first to use a telescope to study the stars; demonstrated that different weights descend at the same rate; perfected the refracting telescope that enabled him to make many discoveries (1564-1642)
 
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 Synonyms: Galileo Galilei
 
 See Also: astronomer, stargazer, uranologist

 

 

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Galileo
Describes the life and work of Galileo, who changed the way people perceived the galaxy by offering objective evidence that the Earth was not the fixed center of the universe.

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["Galileo: A Strongly Typed Interactive Conceptual Language", A. Albano et al, ACM Trans Database Sys 10(2):230-260 (June 1985)].

 

 

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