Galilei, Galileo
Links
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 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.
Galileo Galilei
http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Galileo.html
Biography, with links to related internet sites.
Galileo Galilei - Astronomy Rebel With a Cause
http://space.about.com/cs/astronomerbios/a/galileobio.htm
Concise biography.
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.
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.
The Galileo Project
Comprehensive and detailed information on the life and work of Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) from Rice University.
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.
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.