What was the title of Galileo's last major work?
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Two New Sciences
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What device did Galileo invent to measure density?
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hydrostatic balance
What law of motion did Galileo formulate for falling bodies?
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uniform acceleration
What was the highest magnification of Galileo's best telescope?
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30 times
What did Galileo resolve the Milky Way into?
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a multitude of stars
What shape did Galileo prove a projectile's trajectory follows?
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parabola
What was the specific verdict of the Inquisition against Galileo?
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vehement suspicion of heresy
What was the name of Galileo's mother?
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Giulia Ammannati
What is Galileo's birth date (day and month)?
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February 15
What temperature-measuring device did Galileo invent?
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thermoscope
What name did Galileo give the four largest moons of Jupiter?
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Medicean stars