Galileo was born on February 15, 1564 in Pisa, Italy, and he died on January 8, 1642 in Arcetri, Italy. He was an Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer, philosopher and mathematician. His father was Vincenzo Galilei, a musician, wanted Galileo to study medicine. So his father sent him to Jesuit monastery to study, but when he came back he wanted to become a monk. That didn't impress his father, so he enrolled in the University of Pisa to study medicine.Galileo is known in astronomy for his telescope inventions, and for his discovery of Jupiter's 4 most largest moons.I got most of my information from this site.
http://www.biography.com/people/galileo-9305220
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