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Italy
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 astronomer
Astronomer
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, go to Galileo Galilei
Galileo Galilei
Galileo Galilei , was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who played a major role in the Scientific Revolution. His achievements include improvements to the telescope and consequent astronomical observations and support for Copernicanism...



Galileu is a scientific Brazilian
Brazil
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 magazine. It began to be distributed in 1991 by Editora Globo
Globo
Globo may refer to*Organizações Globo, media conglomerate*Rede Globo, a television network in Brazil*Radio Globo, a radio station in Honduras...

. Galileu was first called "Globo Ciência" (in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

 "Globo Science"). The current magazine is named after Galileo Galilei
Galileo Galilei
Galileo Galilei , was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who played a major role in the Scientific Revolution. His achievements include improvements to the telescope and consequent astronomical observations and support for Copernicanism...

, or Galileu Galilei, in Portuguese. It is a competitor of Superinteressante
Superinteressante
The Superinteressante is a Brazilian scientific and cultural magazine, known by its simple language focusing on the general public. Its name is equivalent to "Super-Interesting", in English...

. In 1998, Globo Ciência published its 86th edition and changed its name to Galileu. Galieu has a circulation circa 150.000. Its first issue was about robots.
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