Galileo's Daughter

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Galileo Galilei

An Italian physicist, mathematician, engineer, astronomer, and philosopher who played a major role in the scientific revolution during the Renaissance. His achievements include improvements to the telescope and consequent astronomical observations and sup...
Sister Maria Celeste

A Poor Clare nun, apothecary, and daughter of the Italian scientist Galileo Galilei. Galileo described Maria Celeste as "a woman of exquisite mind, singular goodness, and most tenderly attached to me".more...