Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics (Perimeter) invites you to celebrate 25 years of discovery with the opening of ...

Galileo Galilei was the founder of modern physics. To assess such a claim requires that we make a giant leap of the imagination to transport us to a state of ignorance about even the most ...

There seem to be several manufacturers of these things. A google search for "Galileo's thermometer" should turn up a retailer. Disclaimer: All demonstrations are posted for the convenience and benefit ...

Galileo's thermometer is a sealed liquid-filled glass cylinder containing sealed glass floats (in this case, labelled 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24 and 26 degrees C). The ...

On a cold January day in 1642, Galileo Galilei took his last breath, silenced by age but never by the inquisitors who tried to break his spirit. Exactly 300 years later, on January 8, 1942 ...