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1. Galileo Galilei

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   Early Life and Education
   Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa, in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, on February 15, 1564. His father, Vincenzo Galilei, was a respected musician and lutenist who instilled in Galileo an early appreciation for mathematics and musical harmony, concepts that Galileo later sought to unify through the mathematical description of physical reality. Initially enrolled at the University of Pisa to study medicine, Galileo soon abandoned the curriculum, demonstrating a far greater aptitude for mathematics and natural philosoph…