Galileo Galilei vs William Harvey
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Compare the life timelines of Galileo Galilei (1564–1642) and William Harvey (1578–1657) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 64 years, from 1578 to 1642.
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Galileo Galilei (1564–1642)
- — Born in Pisa Verified
- — Discovered the four largest moons of Jupiter Verified
- — Published Sidereus Nuncius
- — Published Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems
- — Condemned by the Roman Inquisition and sentenced to house arrest Verified
- — Died at Arcetri, near Florence Verified
William Harvey (1578–1657)
- — Born in Folkestone, Kent Verified
- — Studied at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge Verified
- — Earned his Doctor of Medicine at the University of Padua Verified
- — Married Elizabeth Browne Verified
- — Appointed physician at St Bartholomew's Hospital, London Verified
- — Appointed Lumleian Lecturer of the College of Physicians Verified
- — Became physician to King James I and later Charles I Verified
- — Published De Motu Cordis, announcing the circulation of the blood Verified
- — Published De Generatione Animalium on animal reproduction Verified
- — Died at Roehampton Verified