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Galileo Galilei
He pointed a telescope at the sky, saw things that couldn't be explained by the accepted model of the universe, and spent the rest of his life in trouble for saying so.
1564–1642
Life Journey
A path from observation to revolution
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1564
Birth in Pisa
Galileo was born in Pisa into a family that valued music and learning, shaping his curiosity about patterns, measurement, and the natural world.
