Galileo's biography

URL: http://galileo.rice.edu/bio/index.html

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This biography is based on information from the Galileo Project. It contains pages entitled Early Life, Galileo and the Pendulum, Galileo On Motion, Galileo's Mechanical Devices, Galileo's Family Life, Galileo's Telescope, Galileo and the Inquisition,and Text-Only Version

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Subject keyword(s)	Earth's revolution, Earth's rotation, Earth and space science, Earth in the solar system, Fields of science, Geoscience, Historical perspectives, History and nature of science, Moons, Planets, Scientific breakthroughs, Scientific enterprises, Scientists and inventors, Solar system, Space Science, Sun, Teacher content knowledge, Tides
Grade level	Middle School, Informal Education, Vocational/Professional Development Education
Intended audience	Educator, Learner
Resource type	Audio/Visual, Reference Material
Resource format	image, image/gif, text, text/html
Rights	Rice University http://galileo.rice.edu/abo/copyright.html

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Galileo's Biography Early Life Galileo and the Pendulum Galileo On Motion Galileo's Mechanical Devices Galileo's Family Life Galileo's Telescope Galileo and the Inquisition Text-Only Version Text, design, and layout by Megan Wilde for the Electronic Text Center. This biography is based upon information culled from The Galileo Project website.