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GALILEO GALILEI
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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)
Synonyms:
Galileo; Galileo Galilei
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
astronomer; stargazer; uranologist (a physicist who studies astronomy)
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