2 euro - Galileo Galilei - Italy - 2014 - UNC

2 euro commemorative coin. Galileo Galilei was a physicist, philosopher, astronomer and mathematician Italian, considered the father of modern science. His name is associated with important contributions in dynamics and in astronomy
related to the improvement of the telescope, which allowed him to important astronomical observations
in addition to the introduction of the scientific method. Of primary importance was also its role in the astronomical revolution, supported the heliocentric system and the Copernican theory.