Galileo was born on Feb 15, 1564 and died on Jan 8, 1642. He turned out to be a physicist, a mathematician, an astronomer and a philosopher. Galileo played a very big role in science, he improved the telescope, astromomical observations and he also supported Copernicanism. Galileo was known as " the father of science". He was also the cause for the birth of modern science. Galileo also worked on inventing and technology.
Galileo was born in Pisa, Italy. His father was a music theorist and a lutenist. The full name of Galileo is Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaitide de Galilei. Galileo was educated in the Camaldolese Monastery at Vallombrasa. With his wife, Galileo had three children, Virginia, Livia and Vincenzo. Galileo was buried at the Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence.
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