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nounItalian 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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- gal a unit of gravitational acceleration equal to one centimeter per second per second (named after Galileo)
- galilean one of the four satellites of Jupiter that were discovered by Galileo
- galilean of or relating to Galileo or his works
- galilean satellite one of the four satellites of Jupiter that were discovered by Galileo
- maffeo barberini Italian pope from 1623 to 1644 who sanctioned the condemnation of Galileo but later freed him (1568-1644)
- urban viii Italian pope from 1623 to 1644 who sanctioned the condemnation of Galileo but later freed him (1568-1644)