Names and attributes must be accommodated to the essence of… - Galileo Galilei

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Names and attributes must be accommodated to the essence of things, and not the essence to the names, since things come first and names afterwards.

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Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei (15 February 1564 – 8 January 1642) was an Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer, philosopher, and mathematician who played a major role in the scientific revolution during the Renaissance.

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Alternative Names: Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei • Galileo • G. Galilei • Galilei

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