Synonyms of galileo galilei

Noun


1. Galileo, Galileo Galilei

usage: 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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