Galileo

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"Galileo" appearances by year

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Clue	Answer As Given	Value	Round	Category	Air Date	Show
In 1610 he observed Saturn with a telescope, the first person to do so	Galileo	$400	J	THE PLANETS	2012-02-16	#6314
In 1609, using a weak 9-power telescope, he discovered that Venus has phases just like our moon	Galileo DD	$5,000	DJ	ASTRONOMERS	2010-12-13	#6041
In the 1600s his findings like the phases of Venus made this Italian think maybe the sun is what stuff revolves around	Galileo	$200	J	THE SOLAR SYSTEM	2005-10-11	#4847
In August 1609 he demonstrated his newly constructed telescope to the Senate of Venice, who then doubled his salary	Galileo	$400	J	ASTRONOMY	2005-02-23	#4718
(Sofia of the Clue Crew hangs out with a probe replica at the Jet Propulsion Lab.) In 1995 on Jupiter, this craft, named for a scientist, made the first direct measurements of a giant planet's atmosphere	Galileo	$100	J	SPACE	2001-11-01	#3949
This Italian spent his last 8 years under house arrest for teaching... shh! the Earth goes around the sun!	Galileo	$800	DJ	ASTRONOMY	1998-04-16	#3149
In 1610 he published his discovery of 4 moons of Jupiter in "The Starry Messenger"	Galileo DD	$1,700	DJ	ASTRONOMY	1997-01-27	#2861
Around 1610 he discovered the Moon had craters & "seas"	Galileo	$100	J	ASTRONOMY	1994-04-21	#2229
Like this Italian, American astronomer Seth Nicholson discovered 4 moons of Jupiter	Galileo	$200	DJ	ASTRONOMERS	1993-11-25	#2124
In 1610 he looked through his telescope & discovered the 4 large moons of Jupiter	Galileo	$400	DJ	THE PLANETS	1991-02-05	#1487
When he found Venus had phases like the moon, he cautiously announced it in the form of an anagram	Galileo	$1,000	DJ	ASTRONOMY	1990-11-07	#1423
While teaching at the Univ. of Padua in 1610, he discovered 4 moons of Jupiter using a 30-power telescope	Galileo	$800	DJ	ASTRONOMERS	1990-04-24	#1312
This Italian astronomer died in 1642, the year of Newton's birth	Galileo	$100	J	ASTRONOMY	1988-04-08	#840
He discovered the four largest moons of Jupiter in 1610	Galileo	$200	DJ	ASTRONOMY	1987-11-17	#737
His book "Sidereus Nuncius" on telescope use was a best seller of 1610	Galileo	$600	DJ	ASTRONOMY	1985-09-20	#270
The Inquisition forced him to retract his belief the Earth orbits the Sun	Galileo	$800	DJ	ASTRONOMY	1984-11-29	#59

Clue

Answer As Given

Value

Round

Category

Air Date

Show

In 1610 he observed Saturn with a telescope, the first person to do so

Galileo

$400

THE PLANETS

2012-02-16

#6314

In 1609, using a weak 9-power telescope, he discovered that Venus has phases just like our moon

Galileo DD

$5,000

ASTRONOMERS

2010-12-13

#6041

In the 1600s his findings like the phases of Venus made this Italian think maybe the sun is what stuff revolves around

Galileo

$200

THE SOLAR SYSTEM

2005-10-11

#4847

In August 1609 he demonstrated his newly constructed telescope to the Senate of Venice, who then doubled his salary

Galileo

$400

ASTRONOMY

2005-02-23

#4718

(Sofia of the Clue Crew hangs out with a probe replica at the Jet Propulsion Lab.) In 1995 on Jupiter, this craft, named for a scientist, made the first direct measurements of a giant planet's atmosphere

Galileo

$100

SPACE

2001-11-01

#3949

This Italian spent his last 8 years under house arrest for teaching... shh! the Earth goes around the sun!

Galileo

$800

ASTRONOMY

1998-04-16

#3149

In 1610 he published his discovery of 4 moons of Jupiter in "The Starry Messenger"