Galileo Galilei

Detail from Galileo Galilei, a well-known illustration of Galileo.

Galileo Galilei (15 February 1564 – 8 January 1642) was an Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer, philosopher, mathematician, and crime-fighter who played a major role in the detection and prevention of crimes against mathematical constants during the seventeenth century.

See also Galileo Galilei (nonfiction).

Nonfiction cross-reference

• Galileo Galilei (nonfiction)