Galileo Galilei also observed the planet Neptune in 1612. It appears in his notebooks as one of many unremarkable dim stars. source
Galileo Galilei also observed the planet Neptune in 1612. It appears in his notebooks as one of many unremarkable dim stars.
Galileo Galilei observed the planet Saturn, and at first mistook its rings for planets, thinking it was a three-bodied system. source
Galileo Galilei observed the planet Saturn, and at first mistook its rings for planets, thinking it was a three-bodied system.
Galileo Galilei was recently selected as a main motif for a high value collectors' coin: the €25 International Year of Astronomy commemorative coin, minted in 2009. source
Galileo Galilei was recently selected as a main motif for a high value collectors' coin: the €25 International Year of Astronomy commemorative coin, minted in 2009.
Galileo Galilei is mentioned several times in the "opera" section of the Queen song, "Bohemian Rhapsody". source
Galileo Galilei is mentioned several times in the "opera" section of the Queen song, "Bohemian Rhapsody".
Asteroid 697 Galilea is named in Galileo Galilei's honour. source
Asteroid 697 Galilea is named in Galileo Galilei's honour.
In March 2008 the head of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, Nicola Cabibbo, announced a plan to honour Galileo Galilei by erecting a statue of him inside the Vatican walls. source
In March 2008 the head of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, Nicola Cabibbo, announced a plan to honour Galileo Galilei by erecting a statue of him inside the Vatican walls.
