Astronomer, Physicist · Aquarius · born February 15, 1564 in Pisa, Italy

Galileo Galilei improved the telescope, discovered Jupiter's four largest moons, and produced the observational evidence for a sun-centred solar system. He was tried by the Inquisition in 1633 and spent the rest of his life under house arrest, where he wrote his best physics.

Their Aquarius side

Aquarius insistence on the evidence over the institution, at considerable personal cost.

Notable works

• Sidereus Nuncius
• Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems
• Two New Sciences

Achievements

• Discovered the four largest moons of Jupiter
• Established observational evidence for heliocentrism
• Two New Sciences, written under house arrest
• Foundational work on motion and inertia

In their words

• “And yet it moves.”
• “All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.”

Birth chart facts

• Sun sign: Aquarius
• Life path number: 6 — The Nurturer

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