The Great Minds have created this brainteaser to celebrate Galileo Galilei and challenge you to rebuild this wooden tangle of a globe! Galileo played a major role in the scientific revolution of the 17th century and he made huge contributions to the world of science. His work with telescopes helped him to observe the the planets and more! This fun game asks you to scope out how to rebuild this globe once you separate the pieces! This perplexing puzzle engages your spatial reasoning, fine motor skills, and basic logic. The Great Minds Galileo's Globe measures approximately 7.6cm long making this a perfect travel game for vacations or just down to the local park. Challenge yourself even further by timing how fast you can solve the puzzle. This fascinating brain teaser game is the perfect gift for the riddle lover in your life! Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) Italian scientist and astronomer. As well as the telescope, he also developed the compass and the thermometer. He claimed that the earth was not the centre of the universe but that the planets, including earth, orbited around the sun, a controversial theory at the time. Galileo developed the compass and telescope, claimed that the earth wasn't the centre of our solar system, but orbited the sun with other planets and also made discoveries about perpetual motion. Can you take the globe apart and place all the pieces back together.