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Biography of Galileo
Galileo was born near Pisa, on February 15, 1564. His father,
Vincenzo Galilei, played an important role in the musical revolution from
medieval polyphony to harmonic modulation. Galileo was taught by monks at
Vallombrosa and then entered the University of Pisa in 1581 to study
medicine. He soon turned to philosophy and mathematics, leaving the
university without a degree in 1585. For a time, he tutored privately and
wrote on hydrostatics and natural motions, but he did not publish them. In
1589 he became a professor of mathematics at Pisa, where he is reported to
have shown his st....
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