Posts Tagged ‘Galileo’

January 7

Geek events to celebrate on January 7: 1610 – Galileo Galilei observes the four largest moons of Jupiter for the first time. He named them and in turn the four are called the Galilean moons. January 7 birthdays of geeky note: 1502 – Pope Gregory XIII (d. 1585). The Gregorian calendar is named after him […]