Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa, Italy on February 15, 1564. He was a physicist, mathematician, astronomer and a philosopher who played a major role in the Scientific revolution. In 1609 he made the first effective use of the refracting telescope to discover important new facts about astronomy. Galileo discovered the law of falling bodies as well as the law of the pendulum. He designed a variety of scientific instruments and also his famous telescope. Galileo had developed and improved the refracting telescope even though he did not invent it. He made contributions to the study of astronomy and other areas of science and has been called a founder of modern experimental science.
