An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics
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Galilean satellites
  بنده‌وارها‌ی ِ گالیله‌ای   
bandevârhâ-ye Gâlile-yi

Fr.: satellites galiléens   

The four largest and brightest satellites of → Jupiter, that is: → Io (Jupiter I), → Europa, → Ganymede, and → Callisto.

Galileo, who had discovered them, called them Sidera Medicæa "Medicean Stars" in honor of the Medici family. → Galilean Moons; → satellite.