The spacecraft named for this person, launched from the Space Shuttle Atlantis, was the first orbiter of Jupiter.
A shortened version of this person's name is used for the CGS unit of acceleration. The spacecraft named for this person, launched from the Space Shuttle Atlantis, was the first orbiter of Jupiter. This person stated that mathematics is the language of science in his book The Assayer, and he supported the work of Copernicus in his Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems. Name this scientist who was put under house arrest and who, according to legend, dropped cannonballs from the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
A shortened version of this person's name is used for the CGS unit of acceleration.
Galileo Galilei (accept either)