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Adapted from an essay by Saswato R. Das on Galileo's contribution to science. Galileo Galilei, born in 1564 in Pisa, Italy, is considered by many to be the father of modern science.

“I discovered in the heavens many things that had not been seen before our own age,” Galileo wrote in 1615. Indeed, he transformed the way in which people perceived the world — and had a life and ...

Adapted from an essay by Saswato R. Das on Galileo's contribution to science. Galileo Galilei, born in 1564 in Pisa, Italy, is considered by many to be the father of modern science.