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	The Galileo Project - http://galileo.rice.edu/ An extensive resource on the life, the times, and the work of Galileo Galilei.
	Galileo Galilei's Notes on Motion - http://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/Galileo_Prototype/ High resolution scans of "Manuscript 72" pertaining to the theorems on motion published in the Discorsi.
	Trial of Galileo Galilei - http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/galileo/galileo.html A collection of primary documents, essays, ancient texts, maps, photos, paintings and other materials relating to the trial in 1633.
	Galileo and Einstein - http://www.phys.virginia.edu/classes/109N/home.html A lecture course by Michael Fowler of the University of Virginia: History of Astronomy from ancient Greece to Relativity.
	Galileo and Einstein - http://galileoandeinstein.physics.virginia.edu/ A resource for a University of Virginia physics course, with lecture notes.

	CCD Images from a Galilean Telescope - http://www.pacifier.com/~tpope/ 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.
	BBC Online: Galileo - http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/galilei_galileo.shtml In-depth look at Galileo's life and his significance.
	Galileo Galilei - http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Galileo.html Biography, with links to related internet sites.
	Galileo: Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/galileo-tuscany.html Galileo's great defense of the independence of science from religious authority.
	Galileo Galilei - Astronomy Rebel With a Cause - http://space.about.com/cs/astronomerbios/a/galileobio.htm Concise biography.

	The Life and Work of Galileo (1564-1642) - http://www.skyscript.co.uk/galileo.html A detailed account of Galileo's early influences and summary of important events in his efforts to prove heliocentricity.
	Multimedia Catalogue - Room IV Galileo Galilei - http://brunelleschi.imss.fi.it/genindice.asp?appl=SIM&indice=54&xsl=listaspazi&lingua=ENG&chiave=600004 Virtual tour and descriptions of Galilean artifacts on display at the History of Science Museum, Florence, Italy. Includes biographical links and notes.
	Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) - http://www.hao.ucar.edu/Public/education/bios/galileo.html 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.

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