galileo galilei

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galileo galilei - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Galileo Galilei
      n 1: 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) [syn: Galileo, Galileo Galilei]