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It means referring to Galileo Galilei, an Italian scientist.

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Galilean refers to something related to the Italian scientist Galileo Galilei. It can also refer to the Galilean moons, the four largest moons of Jupiter discovered by Galileo in 1610.

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They were discovered by Galileo.


When was The Galilean Satellites created?

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Is Deimos a Galilean moon?

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How many planets have Galilean moons?

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