1. Sought the Padua chair in Venice

    · Venice, Veneto, Italy

    Sought the Padua chair in Venice
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    Dissatisfied with his position at Pisa, Galileo traveled to Venice to seek appointment to the University of Padua's mathematics chair. Settlement coordinates are used because the source does not identify the building where he submitted his request.

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