Galileo Galilei News

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  Yep, That Really Is Galileo Giving You the Finger

  By Kathy Ehrich Dowd|Sat Nov 21, 2009 1:55 PM ET

  More than four centuries after his death, two fingers and a tooth belonging to the famed astronomer are finally recovered.

  Related: Science, The Associated Press, Robert Pattinson, John Paul II, Galileo Galilei, Fingers, Florence
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  Vatican Conference Explores Extraterrestrial Life

  By David Bois|Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:50 PM ET

  Four hundred years after deeming Galileo a heliocentric heretic, the Vatican sponsors a conference on extraterrestrial life.

  Related: Astronomy, Extraterrestrial Life, Biology, Popular Science, Galileo Galilei, Popes
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  Why Google Is Like a New Lover That Never Gets Old

  By Judy Mottl|Tue Aug 25, 2009 5:52 PM ET

  The search titan celebrates the 400th anniversary of the telescope in its usual artistic style.

  Related: Google, Italy, Mashable, Galileo Galilei, Google Doodle
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  Marking the Telescope's 400th Anniversary

  By David Bois|Tue Aug 25, 2009 2:23 PM ET

  Its inventor paid a dear price for the knowledge gained through its use, and for the telescope we remain in Galileo Galilei's debt 400 years later.

  Related: Space, Charles Darwin, Rome, Galileo Galilei

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