Galileo Galilei (1564 - 1642) Galilao has been called the "father of modern observational astronomy." He made improvements on the telescope that was i...
The United Nations has named 2009 the International Year of Astronomy. The year was chosen by the United Nations because it marks the four hundred yea...
Four centuries ago, Galileo Galilei first used the telescope to study the heavens, which led to an earth-shaking discovery - contrary to long-held Ari...
Nearly four hundred years ago, in a patchwork of individual fiefdoms that we now call Italy, a revolution of ideas was struggling to take place. The t...
Galileo thermometers have a captivating charm in their looks that can easily take the breath away from the onlookers. Their brilliant mechanism has ma...
