Today in 1610 Galileo Galilei sighted four of Jupiter's moons. He named them Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.Galileo Galilei was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher and is considered by many to be the “Father of Modern Science". To find out more about one of the most interesting Itlaians that there ever lived click on the link below and shame on all of you that only knew the name thanks to a part in a Queen song.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/galilei_galileo.shtml
