As per our current Database, Galileo Galilei has been died on Jan 8, 1642 (age 77).
When Galileo Galilei die, Galileo Galilei was 77 years old.
| Popular As | Galileo Galilei |
| Occupation | Inventor |
| Age | 77 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Aquarius |
| Born | February 15, 1564 (Pisa, Italy) |
| Birthday | February 15 |
| Town/City | Pisa, Italy |
| Nationality | Italy |
Galileo Galilei’s zodiac sign is Aquarius. According to astrologers, the presence of Aries always marks the beginning of something energetic and turbulent. They are continuously looking for dynamic, speed and competition, always being the first in everything - from work to social gatherings. Thanks to its ruling planet Mars and the fact it belongs to the element of Fire (just like Leo and Sagittarius), Aries is one of the most active zodiac signs. It is in their nature to take action, sometimes before they think about it well.
Galileo Galilei was born in the Year of the Rat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rat are quick-witted, clever, charming, sharp and funny. They have excellent taste, are a good friend and are generous and loyal to others considered part of its pack. Motivated by money, can be greedy, is ever curious, seeks knowledge and welcomes challenges. Compatible with Dragon or Monkey.
Known as The Father of Science, his contributions included confirming the phases of Venus, discovering four of Jupiter's moons, and inventing the thermoscope, the precursor to the thermometer. A major figure in the scientific revolution, his advocacy of the theory of heliocentricism, which postulated that the earth revolved around the sun, made him an enemy of the Catholic Church.
While training to become a Doctor under his father's wishes, he became fascinated with mathematics, which led him to study the stars.
The Catholic Church arrested him under vehement suspicion of heresy for his defense of the heliocentric model, and he was forced to spend the remainder of his life under house arrest.
He had three children out of wedlock with Marina Gamba: two daughters named Virginia and Livia and one son named Vincenzo.
Stephen Hawking, in his work On the Shoulders of Giants, celebrated Galileo for giving birth to modern science.
