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|species = Human | |species = Human | ||
|origin = [[ | |origin = [[Italy]] | ||
|child = Virginia Galilei | |||
|first mention = Robot (TV story) | |first mention = Robot (TV story) | ||
|first | |first = The Empire of Glass (novel) | ||
|appearances = [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Galileo Trap (audio story)|The Galileo Trap]]'' | |appearances = [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Galileo Trap (audio story)|The Galileo Trap]]'' / ''[[The Satanic Mill (audio story)|The Satanic Mill]]'' | ||
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|voice actor = John Woodvine | |voice actor = John Woodvine | ||
}}'''Galileo Galilei''' was an [[Italy|Italian]] mathematician, astronomer, and | }} | ||
'''Galileo Galilei''' was an [[Italy|Italian]] mathematician, astronomer and philosopher. | |||
== Biography == | |||
In [[1609]], Galileo was in [[Venice]] to show the Doge his [[telescope]] when he encountered the [[First Doctor]], [[Steven Taylor]] and [[Vicki Pallister]], who had come to Venice responding to a mysterious invitation. Since the Doctor required Galileo's assistance at the same time he was scheduled to demonstrate the invention, Steven had to impersonate Galileo by means of a holographic disguise. The Doctor also helped Galileo improve his telescope design. Galileo's memory of this encounter was wiped by [[Irving Braxiatel]] using an [[amnesia pill]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Empire of Glass (novel)|The Empire of Glass]]'') | |||
On [[7 January]] [[1610]], Galileo wrote in a [[letter]] that he had spotted [[3 (number)|three]] of [[Jupiter]]'s [[moon]]s. A few [[month]]s later, he discovered a [[4 (number)|fourth]]. The final moon, the [[gold]]en planet of [[Voga]], would not be discovered by [[human]]s until the [[29th century]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Time Traveller's Diary (novel)|Time Traveller's Diary]]'') | |||
The Doctor warned Galileo that he should remain quiet about some of his ideas that would be seen as [[heresy|heretical]]. For his belief in [[heliocentrism]], the [[Catholic Church]] put Galileo on [[trial]] for heresy and he was sentenced to house arrest in [[Arcetri]]. His daughter, [[Virginia Galilei|Virginia]], died in [[1634]], after which [[Fortuna (The Galileo Trap)|Fortuna]] took her place. Although he was aware of this, he was pleased to have his daughter back. | |||
The [[Eighth Doctor]] | [[File:Galileo 1639.jpg|thumb|left|Galileo in [[1639]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Galileo Trap (audio story)|The Galileo Trap]]'')]] | ||
In [[1637]], Galileo was [[blind]]ed when he used his [[telescope]] to view what he named [[Phaiton]]. Fortuna gave him a [[celestial projector]] which he used to spy on her and [[Cleaver (The Galileo Trap)|Cleaver]], who made him record a message for the Doctor to lead him into a trap. When the [[Eighth Doctor]] arrived, Galileo offered him what help he could and encouraged [[Helen Sinclair]] to continue travelling with him. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Galileo Trap (audio story)|The Galileo Trap]]'') | |||
Galileo later saw the effects of [[the Eleven]]'s [[stellar manipulator]] on [[the Sun]], believing it to be the end of the world. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Satanic Mill (audio story)|The Satanic Mill]]'') | |||
The only complete transcript of Galileo Galilei's trial was kept in the [[Library of St John the Beheaded]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]]'') | |||
== Alternate realities == | |||
In [[Parallel universe (The Endless Night)|the first parallel universe]] that [[Rose Tyler]] visited in her quest to warn [[the Doctor]] of the [[reality bomb]], Galileo had observed several stars disappearing in the sky as a result of the bomb. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Endless Night (audio story)|The Endless Night]]'') | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
[[Professor]] [[J. P. Kettlewell]] mentioned Galileo while speaking about unappreciated scientists with the [[Fourth Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'') | [[Professor]] [[J. P. Kettlewell]] mentioned Galileo while speaking about unappreciated scientists with the [[Fourth Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'') | ||
The Fourth Doctor thought Galileo would be impressed by [[in-station fusion satellite]]s, devices used as [[artificial sun]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sun Makers]]'') | In the late [[15th century]], the Fourth Doctor noted, while using [[Giuliano]]'s telescope, that in another fifty years they could have used Galileo's. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Masque of Mandragora (TV story)|The Masque of Mandragora]]'') | ||
The Fourth Doctor thought Galileo would be impressed by [[in-station fusion satellite]]s, devices used as [[artificial sun]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sun Makers (TV story)|The Sun Makers]]'') | |||
[[Sarah Jane Smith]] said that she didn't think that Galileo and [[Nicolaus Copernicus|Copernicus]] were carrying out experiments in the paranormal. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lost Boy (TV story)|The Lost Boy]]'') | |||
[[ | In the [[23rd century]] of a [[Federation universe|parallel universe]], a [[shuttlecraft]] attached to the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)]] was named ''[[Galileo (NCC-1701/7)|Galileo]]''. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Assimilation² (comic story)|Assimilation²]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
Galileo appeared in the ''[[Doctor Who Annual 1970]]'' feature [[A Matter of Gravity]], which described his [[1589]] experiments on [[gravity]] at the [[Leaning Tower of Pisa]]. | |||
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