Illustration depicting Galileo Galilei's sketch of what he called the 'triple nature' of Saturn. From a letter written to his friend Marcus Welser (1558-1614) a German banker, politician and astronomer. Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) an Italian polymath: astronomer, physicist, engineer, philosopher, and mathematician. Dated 17th century

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