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• - In-depth look at Galileo's life and his significance.
  
• - A collection of primary documents, essays, ancient texts, maps, photos, paintings and other materials relating to the trial in 1633.
  
• - A detailed account of Galileo's early influences and summary of important events in his efforts to prove heliocentricity.
  
• - Galileo's great defense of the independence of science from religious authority.
  
• - Features information about college education, studies about bodies in motion, and becoming famous. Describes the impact of the scientist's invention of the telescope on ancient cosmological beliefs. Includes bibliography.
  
• - Concise biography.
  
• - Virtual tour and descriptions of Galilean artifacts on display at the History of Science Museum, Florence, Italy. Includes biographical links and notes.
  
• - Biography, with links to related internet sites.
  
• - A resource for a University of Virginia physics course, with lecture notes.
  
• - High resolution scans of "Manuscript 72" pertaining to the theorems on motion published in the Discorsi.