Galileo Galilei Collection

Galileos Jovian moon observations, 1610
Galileos Jovian moon observations. These first six observations of the four largest moons of Jupiter are from the work Sidereus Nuncius (1610) by the Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)

Milton visiting Galileo when a prisoner of the Inquisition, 1847. Artist: Hart, Solomon Alexander (1806-1881)
Milton visiting Galileo when a prisoner of the Inquisition, 1847. Private Collection

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Galileo attempting to defend his belief in the heliocentric solar system before the Inquisition in Rome, 1633. Hand colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration

Frontispiece of volume I of "Opere di Galileo Galilei", by Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)
AIS5354712 Frontispiece of volume I of "Opere di Galileo Galilei", by Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), Edition of 1744 (engraving); Biblioteca de Catalunya, Barcelona

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), c.1602-07 (oil on canvas)
7337903 Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), c.1602-07 (oil on canvas) by Apollodoro, Francesco (1531-1612); 66x53.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Galileo Galilei's sketch of what he called the 'triple nature' of Saturn
5311878 Galileo Galilei's sketch of what he called the 'triple nature' of Saturn; (add.info.: Galileo Galilei's sketch of what he called the 'triple nature' of Saturn)

Engraving depicting the arrangement of lenses in Galileo Galilei's telescope. This had two double convex lenses
UIG5426156 Engraving depicting the arrangement of lenses in Galileo Galilei's telescope. This had two double convex lenses

Diagram depicting Galileo's experiment to prove the existence of a vacuum
5310104 Diagram depicting Galileo's experiment to prove the existence of a vacuum; (add.info.: Diagram depicting Galileo's experiment to prove the existence of a vacuum)

Galileo Galilei's drawing of the distortion of lunar features close to the limb of the Moon
5310215 Galileo Galilei's drawing of the distortion of lunar features close to the limb of the Moon; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Galileo Galilei's drawing of the distortion of lunar)

Sciences and scientists: Portrait of Galileo Galilei dit Galilee, Italian astronomer (1564-1642)
NWI4947224 Sciences and scientists: Portrait of Galileo Galilei dit Galilee, Italian astronomer (1564-1642). Colour engraving of the 19th century; (add.info.: Sciences and scientists)

Galilee and the Inquisition: " E pure so muove! " (And yet it moves is a phrase said to have been uttered)
ELD4946108 Galilee and the Inquisition: " E pure so muove! " (And yet it moves is a phrase said to have been uttered before the Inquisition by the Italian mathematician)

Galilei Galileo recanting, 1880 (engraving)
533639 Galilei Galileo recanting, 1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Galilei Galileo (1564-1642) Italian astronomer and mathematician.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Galileo presenting his telescope to the Muses, and pointing out a heliocentric system of the universe, 1655-1656
530360 Galileo presenting his telescope to the Muses, and pointing out a heliocentric system of the universe, 1655-1656. Engraving; (add.info.: Note Jupiter and its satellites, the phases of Venus)

Page of the ' Petri Gassendi Institutio astronomica juxta hypotheseis tam veterum quam recentiorum
CUL4937116 Page of the ' Petri Gassendi Institutio astronomica juxta hypotheseis tam veterum quam recentiorum: cui accesserunt Galilei Nuncius sidereus, and Johannis Kepleri Dioptrice"

Galileo Galilei demonstrating his telescope to the Doge and Venetian Senators, 1609. Engraving, 1747
533591 Galileo Galilei demonstrating his telescope to the Doge and Venetian Senators, 1609. Engraving, 1747.; (add.info.: Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) Italian astronomer & mathematician

Portrait of Galileo, book illustration (lithograph)
BAL71329 Portrait of Galileo, book illustration (lithograph); Biblioteca Nazionale, Turin, Italy.

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), 17th century (oil painting)
7337904 Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), 17th century (oil painting) by Cochin, Nicolas (1610-86); 61x50.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Diagram depicting Galileo's experiment to measure the force of a ball
5310105 Diagram depicting Galileo's experiment to measure the force of a ball; (add.info.: Diagram depicting Galileo's experiment to measure the force of a ball rolled down an inclined plane)

Title page of the Latin edition of Galileo Dialogo by Galileo Galilei
5307334 Title page of the Latin edition of Galileo Dialogo by Galileo Galilei.; (add.info.: Title page of the Latin edition of Galileo Dialogo (Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems)

Galileo Galilei's drawing of the Moon at first quarter
5310030 Galileo Galilei's drawing of the Moon at first quarter; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Galileo Galilei's drawing of the Moon at first quarter)

Commemorative medal representing the portrait of Galileo Galilei (or Galileo, 1564-1642). Bronze medal, c.1818 (bronze)
MMM5472850 Commemorative medal representing the portrait of Galileo Galilei (or Galileo, 1564-1642). Bronze medal, c.1818 (bronze); National Maritime Museum, London

Frontispice of " Il Saggiatore" (The Essayer), 1623, Book of Galileo Galilei dit Galilee (1564-1642)
XEE5029159 Frontispice of " Il Saggiatore" (The Essayer), 1623, Book of Galileo Galilei dit Galilee (1564-1642); (add.info.: Frontispice of " Il Saggiatore" (The Essayer), 1623

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), c.1656 (engraving)
7341594 Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), c.1656 (engraving) by Villamena, Francesco (1566-1624); 21.4x15.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Galileo getting reading for his trial, 1633 (engraving)
1732416 Galileo getting reading for his trial, 1633 (engraving); (add.info.: Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) Italian astronomer here he's going to be presented to Inquisition, 1633, engraving).

Astronomical glass plate slide of lithographic portrait of Galileo Galilei (glass negative)
7342386 Astronomical glass plate slide of lithographic portrait of Galileo Galilei (glass negative) by Italian School, (19th century); National Maritime Museum, London

Galileo Galilei's method of measuring the height of lunar mountains
5310029 Galileo Galilei's method of measuring the height of lunar mountains; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Galileo Galilei's method of measuring the height of lunar mountains)

Science. Astronomy. The italian astronomer Galileo Galilei at his trial. Imagery, France, c.1900
2638895 Science. Astronomy. The italian astronomer Galileo Galilei at his trial. Imagery, France, c.1900.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sciences. Imagerie, France, vers 1900. Coll)

Galileo's observation of sunspots. From Galileo Galilei Istoria, Rome 1613. Engraving
530345 Galileo's observation of sunspots. From Galileo Galilei Istoria, Rome 1613. Engraving; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Galileo observing the swaying of the chandelier in Pisa Cathedral, c.1584 (engraving)
540685 Galileo observing the swaying of the chandelier in Pisa Cathedral, c.1584 (engraving); (add.info.: Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) Italian astronomer

Title page of John Wilkins A Discourse Concerning a New World & Another Planet London 1683 (Ist edition 1640)
541730 Title page of John Wilkins A Discourse Concerning a New World & Another Planet London 1683 (Ist edition 1640) Copernicus

Representation of Galileo Galilei (Galilee) (1564-1642) Frontispiece of the first edition of " La Sfera del
FGL5476313 Representation of Galileo Galilei (Galilee) (1564-1642) Frontispiece of the first edition of " La Sfera del Galileo ". Italy 17th century; Fototeca Gilardi.

Galileo demonstrating his telescope
5311844 Galileo demonstrating his telescope; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Galileo demonstrating his telescope to the Doge and the Venetian Senators)

Galileo Galilei's observations of Jupiter and it's satellites
5310287 Galileo Galilei's observations of Jupiter and it's satellites; (add.info.: Galileo Galilei's observations of Jupiter and it's satellites)

Representation of Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) Italian astronomer and mathematician
ELD4898378 Representation of Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) Italian astronomer and mathematician, under house arrest and completely blind, receiving the assistance of Dino I, Vincenzo Viviani

The astronomer Galilee (or Galileo Galilei, 1564-1642) retracts before the Holy Office in the Vatican during his trial
ELD4843315 The astronomer Galilee (or Galileo Galilei, 1564-1642) retracts before the Holy Office in the Vatican during his trial in 1633 The astronomer was sentenced by the Tribunal of

Cover for Opere de Galileo Galilei Linceo", 17th century (engraving)
CUL4864077 Cover for Opere de Galileo Galilei Linceo", 17th century (engraving); (add.info.: Galileo Galilei, called (1564-1642). Italian mathematician, physicist and astronomer

Sciences: Galilee (Galileo Galilei, 1564-1642) Italian physicist and astronomer
NWI4947061 Sciences: Galilee (Galileo Galilei, 1564-1642) Italian physicist and astronomer, defending his theory of the heliocentricite of the solar system before the Inquisition Court in Rome in

Cover of the ' Petri Gassendi Institutio astronomica juxta hypotheseis tam veterum quam recentiorum
CUL4937125 Cover of the ' Petri Gassendi Institutio astronomica juxta hypotheseis tam veterum quam recentiorum: cui accesserunt Galilei Nuncius sidereus, and Johannis Kepleri Dioptrice"

Galileo's 1611 drawing of lunar craters. (c1655) (engraving)
540239 Galileo's 1611 drawing of lunar craters. (c1655) (engraving); (add.info.: Galileo Galilei (1554-1642), Italian mathematician, astronomer and physicist

Galileo Galilei facing the Inquisition, 1633 (litho)
8673172 Galileo Galilei facing the Inquisition, 1633 (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Microscope composed by Galileo Galilei and made by Giuseppe Campani, 1650-1700 (cardboard, wood, metal and leather)
DEX5040791 Microscope composed by Galileo Galilei and made by Giuseppe Campani, 1650-1700 (cardboard, wood, metal and leather); Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Florence

Page of the book " Petri Gassendi Institutio astronomica juxta hypotheseis tam veterum quam recentiorum
CUL4847637 Page of the book " Petri Gassendi Institutio astronomica juxta hypotheseis tam veterum quam recentiorum: cui accesserunt Galilei Nuncius sidereus

Statue of Galileo Galilei, dit Galilee (1564-1642), physicist, Italian astronomer
YOU4419656 Statue of Galileo Galilei, dit Galilee (1564-1642), physicist, Italian astronomer, Consider as the founder of modern physics and mechanics, Having perfected the astronomical bezel

Frontispice de " Discorsi e dimostrazioni matematiche intorno a due nuove scienze attenenti alla mecanica ed ai
XEE5029160 Frontispice de " Discorsi e dimostrazioni matematiche intorno a due nuove scienze attenenti alla mecanica ed ai movimenti locati" (Leiden)

Statue of Galileo, 1860
1577571 Statue of Galileo, 1860; (add.info.: Statue of Galileo.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) demonstrating his telescope, Venice, 1609, 19th century (engraving)
540675 Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) demonstrating his telescope, Venice, 1609, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: In this artist's reconstruction Galileo, Italian astronomer)

The end of life of the scientist Galilee (Galileo Galilei) blind in Arcetri with his daughter Virginia
ELD4951035 The end of life of the scientist Galilee (Galileo Galilei) blind in Arcetri with his daughter Virginia (Sister Marie Celeste)

Galileo's observation of the star cluster in Orion and of the Praesepe cluster, 17th century (engraving)
531623 Galileo's observation of the star cluster in Orion and of the Praesepe cluster, 17th century (engraving); (add.info.: Originally published in his Sidereus Nuncius 1610)

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Galileo Galilei, the renowned Italian astronomer, made groundbreaking observations of Jupiter's moons in 1610. His discoveries revolutionized our understanding of the solar system and paved the way for future astronomical advancements. This portrait captures Galileo's dedication to unraveling the mysteries of the universe. With his telescope, he meticulously observed and documented Jovian moon movements, forever changing our perception of celestial bodies. In 1632, Galileo published "Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo, " a masterpiece that challenged prevailing beliefs about Earth's position in relation to other heavenly bodies. This engraving serves as a frontispiece to his influential work, symbolizing Galileo's unwavering commitment to scientific inquiry. Not only an astronomer but also a physicist, Galileo was at the forefront of scientific progress during his time. This 19th-century engraving portrays him with utmost respect and admiration for his contributions to both fields. However, Galileo faced opposition from religious authorities who deemed his findings contradictory to established doctrines. In 1633, he endured a highly controversial trial that questioned his teachings on heliocentrism. This postcard depicts this pivotal moment in history when science clashed with dogma. Despite these challenges, Galileo left an indelible mark on human knowledge and continues to inspire generations of scientists today. His tomb at Basilica di Santa Croce in Florence stands as a testament to his enduring legacy. Galileo Galilei's relentless pursuit of truth propelled humanity forward by challenging conventional wisdom and expanding our understanding of the cosmos. Through observation and experimentation, he shattered old paradigms and laid the foundation for modern astronomy and physics – forever cementing himself as one of history's greatest minds.