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Galileo Galilei

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Galileo Galilei

Biography

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Further Study

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Take a Study Break

Every Shakespeare Play Summed Up in a Quote from The Office

Every Book on Your English Syllabus, Summed Up in Marvel Quotes

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QUIZ: How Many of These Literary Jeopardy! Questions Can You Answer Correctly?

7 "Crazy" Women in Literature Who Were Actually Being Totally Reasonable

Honest Names for All the Books on Your English Syllabus

QUIZ: Are You a Hero, a Villain, or an Anti-Hero?