Born 15 February 1564
Pisa, Duchy of Florence, Italy
Died 8 January 1642 (aged 77)
Arcetri, Grand Duchy of Tuscany, Italy
Residence Grand Duchy of Tuscany, Italy
Nationality Italian
Fields Astronomy, physics, natural philosophy and mathematics
Institutions University of Pisa
University of Padua
Patrons Cardinal del Monte
Fra Paolo Sarpi
Prince Federico Cesi
Cosimo II de Medici
Ferdinando II de Medici
Maffeo Barberini
Alma mater University of Pisa
Academic advisors Ostilio Ricci[1]
Notable students Benedetto Castelli
Mario Guiducci
Vincenzo Viviani[2]
Known for Kinematics
Dynamics
Telescopic observational astronomy
Heliocentrism