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Home / Science / Astronomy / History / People / Galileo
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- BBC Online: Galileo - In-depth look at Galileo's life and his significance.
www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/galilei_galileo.shtml
- Galileo and Einstein - A lecture course by Michael Fowler of the University of Virginia: History of Astronomy from ancient Greece to Relativity.
www.phys.virginia.edu/classes/109N/home.html
- Galileo and Einstein - A resource for a University of Virginia physics course, with lecture notes.
galileoandeinstein.physics.virginia.edu
- Galileo Galilei - Biography, with links to related internet sites.
www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Galileo.html
- Galileo Galilei - Astronomy Rebel With a Cause - Concise biography.
space.about.com/library/weekly/aa051302a.htm
- Galileo Galilei Quizzes - Test your knowledge of Galileo's life and work.
www.galileo-galilei.org
- Galileo Galilei´s Notes on Motion - High resolution scans of "Manuscript 72" pertaining to the theorems on motion published in the Discorsi.
www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/Galileo_Prototype
- Galileo: Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina - Galileo's great defense of the independence of science from religious authority.
www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/galileo-tuscany.html
- Galileo: The Creation of a Heretic - Background to the trial and condemnation.
www.bootheel.net/~mbranum/galileo.html
- Multimedia Catalogue - Room IV Galileo Galilei - Virtual tour and descriptions of Galilean artifacts on display at the History of Science Museum, Florence, Italy. Includes biographical links and notes.
galileo.imss.firenze.it/museo/4/index.html
- The Life and Work of Galileo (1564-1642) - A detailed account of Galileo's early influences and summary of important events in his efforts to prove heliocentricity.
www.skyscript.co.uk/galileo.html
- Top-Biography.com: Galileo Galilei - Traces his life from childhood through the final years. Includes an overview of his achievements. Also provides a timeline and a collection of quotations.
top-biography.com/0079-Galileo/index1.htm
- Trial of Galileo Galilei - A collection of primary documents, essays, ancient texts, maps, photos, paintings and other materials relating to the trial in 1633.
www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/galileo/galileo.html
- The Galileo Project - Comprehensive and detailed information on the life and work of Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) from Rice University.
es.rice.edu/ES/humsoc/Galileo
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