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Galileo Galilei (Italian pronunciation: [ɡaliˈlɛːo ɡaliˈlɛi]; 15 February 1564 – 8 January 1642), 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. Galileo has been called the "father of modern observational astronomy", the "father of modern physics", the "father of science", and "the Father of Modern Science".
His contributions to observational astronomy include the telescopic confirmation of the phases of Venus, the discovery of the four largest satellites of Jupiter (named the Galilean moons in his honour), and the observation and analysis of sunspots. Galileo also worked in applied science and technology, inventing an improved military compass and other instruments.
Galileo's championing of heliocentrism was controversial within his lifetime, when most subscribed to either geocentrism or the Tychonic system. He met with opposition from astronomers, who doubted heliocentrism due to the absence of an observed stellar parallax. The matter was investigated by the Roman Inquisition in 1615, and they concluded that it could only be supported as a possibility, not as an established fact. Galileo later defended his views in Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, which appeared to attack Pope Urban VIII and thus alienated him and the Jesuits, who had both supported Galileo up until this point. He was tried by the Inquisition, found "vehemently suspect of heresy", forced to recant, and spent the rest of his life under house arrest. It was while Galileo was under house arrest that he wrote one of his finest works, Two New Sciences. Here he summarized the work he had done some forty years earlier, on the two sciences now called kinematics and strength of materials.
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Often referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records. His contribution to music, dance, and fashion, along with a much-publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene along with his brothers as a member of The Jackson 5 in 1964, and began his solo career in 1971.
In the early 1980s, Jackson became a dominant figure in popular music. The music videos for his songs, including those of "Beat It", "Billie Jean", and "Thriller", were credited with transforming the medium into an art form and a promotional tool, and the popularity of these videos helped to bring the relatively new television channel MTV to fame. Videos such as "Black or White" and "Scream" made him a staple on MTV in the 1990s. Through stage performances and music videos, Jackson popularized a number of complicated dance techniques, such as the robot and the moonwalk, to which he gave the name. His distinctive musical sound and vocal style influenced numerous hip hop, post-disco, contemporary R&B, pop and rock artists.
Actors: Robin Queree (actor), Matt Butcher (actor), James McFay (actor), Aaron J. March (actor), Nicholas Boshier (actor), Nicholas Boshier (actor), Nicholas Boshier (actor), Nikos Andronicos (producer), Nikos Andronicos (actor), Nikos Andronicos (director), Jak Wyld (actor), Jak Wyld (producer), Nikos Andronicos (writer), Nikos Andronicos (editor), Troy Planet (actor),
Plot: Derek and Clive make viral ads and have no morals. Every day they humiliate themselves in front of the camera for corporate clients. No low is too low. It's lucky the money is good. But when their old friend Louis returns triumphantly from London to stage his new play at the Sydney Opera House, Derek realises he's been a sellout and decides to become a novelist. Clive, ignited with jealous rage, asks Derek to help him make the ultimate viral ad: the destruction of Louis. His play, his career, and his purity. It's Derek's last job. And he will cooperate. Won't he?
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Daniel Diosdado (actor), Daniel Diosdado (editor), Jesús Monroy (director), Jesús Monroy (writer), Jesús Monroy (producer), César Camino (actor), Germán Torres (actor), Tirma Ayerbe (actress), Eva Redondo (actress), Montse Sepúlveda (actress), Miguel Alvarez (actor), Patricia de Luna (actress), Lucía Passard (actress), Juan Diego Morris (actor), Ximo Konka (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Sergio Manfio (composer), Sergio Manfio (director), Sergio Manfio (actor), Sergio Manfio (writer), Francesco Manfio (writer), Francesco Manfio (producer), Francesco Manfio (actor), Tapaas Chakravarti (producer), Lorenzo Tomio (composer), Domitilla D'Amico (actress), Barbara De Bortoli (actress), Stefano Crescentini (actor), Umberto Barison (editor), Alessandro Quarta (actor), Nanni Baldini (actor),
Genres: Animation,Actors: Andrew Crabtree (actor), Teresa Strebler (actress), Zac Ross (actor), Zac Ross (actor), Zac Ross (actor), Teresa Strebler (actress), David Jeffries (actor), Zac Ross (actor), Joshua Cole (actor), Joshua Cole (actor), David Jeffries (actor), David Jeffries (actor), Teresa Strebler (actress), Zac Ross (writer), Zac Ross (producer),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Susie Labry (actress), Mike Lyddon (director), Mike Lyddon (actor), Mike Lyddon (producer), Mike Lyddon (writer), Veronica Russell (actress), Roy L. Jackson Jr. (actor), Karl DeMolay (writer), Karl DeMolay (actor), Karl DeMolay (director), Karl DeMolay (producer), Matt James (actor), Jeff Hockenheimer (actor), Hanz Dalken (actor), Garth Currie (actor),
Genres: Horror,Actors: Daniel Marusic (director), Ivica Vidovic (actor), Ilija Ivezic (actor), Fabijan Sovagovic (actor), Boris Dvornik (actor), Katia Tchenko (actress), Marija Kohn (actress), Zvonimir Torjanac (actor), Karlo Bulic (actor), Mate Ergovic (actor), Spiro Guberina (actor), Zvonko Lepetic (actor), Zvonko Lepetic (actor), Blazenka Jencik (editor), Tana Mascarelli (actress),
Plot: The residents of a small coastal town in Southern Croatia live their ordinary lives, but try to catch up with time as well. The hotel manager Roko Prc wants to open a nude beach. His wife brings two of her cousins from the poor hinterland urging on Roko to employ them. One of them meets a beautiful Swedish woman. A poet known as Cervantes comes back from Chile with pockets empty, thus making another worry for his aunt Keka who does have enough problems even without him. Anyway, Cervantes will meet his sweetheart, too.
Keywords: sequelActors: Rolf Becker (actor), Peter Lühr (actor), Günter Mack (actor), Günter Mack (actor), Rudolf Schündler (actor), Diethard Klante (writer), Diethard Klante (director), Hans Hinrich (actor), P. Walter Jacob (actor), Sonja Karzau (actress), Stefanie Grossmann (actress), Salvador de Madariaga (writer), Barbara Knaack (actress), Walter Ditz (writer), Otto Müller (writer),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Liliana Cavani (writer), Ennio Morricone (composer), John Karlsen (actor), Piero Vida (actor), Nevena Kokanova (actress), Tullio Pinelli (writer), Paolo Graziosi (actor), Georgi Kaloyanchev (actor), Vittorio Duse (actor), Cyril Cusack (actor), Lou Castel (actor), Gigi Ballista (actor), Georgi Cherkelov (actor), Nino Baragli (editor), Liliana Cavani (director),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Charles Laughton (writer), Bertolt Brecht (writer), John Ringham (actor), James Grout (actor), Charles Kay (actor), John Moffatt (actor), Eric Thompson (actor), Ronald Eyre (producer), John Gill (actor), Kenneth Watson (actor), Olive Kirby (actress), Gregory Phillips (actor), Terence Lodge (actor), Richard Holden (actor), Gwyneth Owen (actress),
Genres: Biography, Drama, Family,Actors: Domenico Gambino (director), Guglielmo Zorzi (writer), Guglielmo Zorzi (writer), Aldo Vergano (writer), Mary Cleo Tarlarini (actress), Elli Parvo (actress), Gildo Bocci (actor), Roberto Bianchi Montero (actor), Tino Scotti (actor), Carlo Campanini (actor), Alberto Capozzi (actor), Elli Parvo (actress), Oreste Bilancia (actor), Pina Gallini (actress), Mario Serandrei (editor),
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