Philosophy is written in this grand book, the universe, which stands continually open to our gaze. But the book cannot be understood unless one first learns to comprehend the language and interpret the characters in which it is written. It is written in the language of mathematics.
— Galileo Galilei Early Modern

Father of modern observational astronomy

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From 'The Assayer', a more complete version of his famous statement.

Date / Period

1623

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Humorous

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https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/mod/galileo-assayer.asp

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