Galileo Galilei (jan 1, 1564 – jan 1, 1642)
Description:
A Florentine astronomer who discovered that a uniform force creates a uniform acceleration. He also discovered that the moon is not a perfect sphere, and he found four moons of Jupiter, which both helped prove the Copernican theory.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1564
jan 1, 1642
~ 78 years