Web Directory

» BBC Online: Galileo
   In-depth look at Galileo's life and his significance.
   http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/galilei_galileo.shtml

» CCD Images from a Galilean Telescope
   Describes the construction and use of a modern replica of Galileo's telescope. Includes photographs taken through it showing approximately what he would have seen.
   http://www.pacifier.com/~tpope/

» Galileo Galilei
   Biography, with links to related internet sites.
   http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Galileo.html

» Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)
   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.
   http://www.hao.ucar.edu/education/bios/galileo.html

» Galileo Galilei - Astronomy Rebel With a Cause
   Concise biography.
   http://space.about.com/cs/astronomerbios/a/galileobio.htm

» Galileo Galilei's Notes on Motion
   High resolution scans of "Manuscript 72" pertaining to the theorems on motion published in the Discorsi.
   http://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/Galileo_Prototype/

» Galileo and Einstein
   A lecture course by Michael Fowler of the University of Virginia: History of Astronomy from ancient Greece to Relativity.
   http://www.phys.virginia.edu/classes/109N/home.html

» Galileo: Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina
   Galileo's great defense of the independence of science from religious authority.
   http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/galileo-tuscany.html

» Multimedia Catalogue - Room IV Galileo Galilei
   Virtual tour and descriptions of Galilean artifacts on display at the History of Science Museum, Florence, Italy. Includes biographical links and notes.
   http://brunelleschi.imss.fi.it/genindice.asp?appl=SIM&indice=54&xsl=listaspazi&lingua=ENG&chiave=600004

» The Life and Work of Galileo (1564-1642)
   A detailed account of Galileo's early influences and summary of important events in his efforts to prove heliocentricity.
   http://www.skyscript.co.uk/galileo.html

» Trial of Galileo Galilei
   A collection of primary documents, essays, ancient texts, maps, photos, paintings and other materials relating to the trial in 1633.
   http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/galileo/galileo.html