Galileo

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Galileo
    n 1: Italian astronomer and mathematician who was the first to
         use a telescope to study the stars; demonstrated that
         different weights descend at the same rate; perfected the
         refracting telescope that enabled him to make many
         discoveries (1564-1642) [syn: {Galileo}, {Galileo Galilei}]

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

Galileo

   ["Galileo: A Strongly Typed Interactive Conceptual Language",
   A.  Albano et al, ACM Trans Database Sys 10(2):230-260 (June
   1985)].

from Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date

GALILEO

inventor, star gazer.  Proved himself an imbecile by
declaring the world revolved when everybody knew it was
stationary. Manufactured the first spy-glass, an instrument
which has since been used in theatres and for various other
purposes. Also discovered that clocks were equipped with
pendulums.

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