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Galileo Galilei

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Profession
Inventor
Died
Jan 8, 1642
Zodiac
Aquarius
Born in
PisaItaly
About
Known as The Father of Science, his contributions included confirming the phases of Venus, discovering four of Jupiter's moons, and inventing the thermoscope, the precursor to the thermometer. A major figure in the scientific revolution, his advocacy of the theory of heliocentricism, which postulated that the earth revolved around the sun, made him an enemy of the Catholic Church.
Family
He had three children out of wedlock with Marina Gamba: two daughters named Virginia and Livia and one son named Vincenzo.

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