Galileo's Universe

Galileo was the greatest astronomer of his time. As the first person to look at the heavens with the newly invented telescope, he discovered evidence supporting the sun-centered theory of Copernicus. He also discovered that the moon, the planets and the stars were more complex than anyone imagined.

But Galileo was more than a scientist. He was an outspoken advocate of the truth, of scientific fact over dogmatic belief.

His story is our story. It is as important today as it was in the seventeenth century.