1561
Observation of Fallopian Tubes
Publishes anatomical work describing the uterine tubes later named after him
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Publishes anatomical work describing the uterine tubes later named after him
The Venetian Senate appoints Galileo professor of mathematics at the University of Padua.
Galileo gives his inaugural lecture at Padua, beginning eighteen productive years in the Venetian Republic.
Galileo is thought to co-author a satirical dialogue attacking Aristotelian interpretations of the new star.
Observes three points of light close to Jupiter, beginning the discovery of its major moons.
Observes the fourth Galilean moon, later named Callisto.
Concludes that four observed bodies orbit Jupiter rather than the Earth.
Appointed Bishop of Padua
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