The best pictures of Galileo
Posted in Astronomy, Best pictures, Discoveries, Historical articles, History, Science on Monday, 13 July 2015
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The best pictures of Galileo depict him at different stages of his long life as a mathematician, physicist and astronomer.
The first picture of Galileo shows him conducting his most famous experiment in Pisa.
Gallileo on the tower of Pisa in 1591 by James E McConnell
The second picture shows the famous trial of Galileo.
The trial of Galileo by Tancredi Scarpelli
The third picture of Galileo shows him in old age and blind, now letting a younger man look through his telescope.
Blind Galileo with an astronomer friend, by Peter Jackson
Many more pictures of Galileo can be found at the Look and Learn picture library.