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    author’s main argument in Galileo’s Daughter is that Galileo is more than a scientist and a revolutionist. The book brings him to life, showing that him as a family man and a caring father. The book also looks at how his conflicts with the church affected his life and his family. The book used written letters between Galileo and his daughter Sister Maria Celeste. It gave the book a more personal point of view and actually put you in their life instead of reading a book written from a prospective

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    Galileo's Accomplishments

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    Galileo was one of the most popular inventors know of time. He had a theory of the Earth revolving around the Sun. The Catholic Church did not like this theory and had a trial against Galileo and put him under house arrest in 1633 and Galileo died 1642 nine years of being in house arrest. His other punishment was he had to repeat penitential psalms once a week for three years . Galileo was a very interesting, creative person. He was a person of interest and he took the opportunities he could

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    Galileo was a coward Galileo was an Italian natural philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician, who made fundamental contributions to the sciences of motion, astronomy and strength of materials and to the development of the scientific method. His discoveries with the telescope changed astronomy and paved the way for the acceptance of the copernican Heliocentric system. Galileo, using his own telescope he discovered that the moon has mountains and creators. Galileo found a new position

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    Galileo: Astromoner and Physicist is mostly about Galileo's life and work. Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa, Italy, on February 15, 1564. When he was seventeen, his father, sent him to study medicine at the University of Pisa. During his time there Galileo learned about ancient Greek theories of science and of the men whose ideas were accepted as fact by the entire educated world. The main focus was how Galileo developed the idea that science needed to be about testing, experimenting, and observing

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    Church excommunicates you for being right.” In 1564 on February 15th in Pisa, Italy, Galileo Galilei was born. Throughout his life he had numerous accomplishments including being the first person to study the sky with a telescope, which led to numerous other astronomically astronomical discoveries. If he would not have existed we may never have uncovered many of the truths about space and astronomy. Galileo Galilei was a man of thought and curiosity, these characteristics led him to be one the

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    Galileo

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    Galileo Galilei Galileo Galilei was considered the central figure of the scientific revolution of the 17th century. His role in the history of science was a critical one. He revolutionized the way in which science was conducted, and performed experiments to test his ideas, which led him to be regarded as the father of experimental science. Galileo was born on February 15th, 1564 in Pisa, and was the oldest of seven children. His father, Vincenzo Galilei was a famous composer, lutenist, and music

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    Galileo Galilei Essay

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    Galileo Galilei Galileo was born in Pisa along the Via del Cuore in 1564 to Vincenzo Galileo, a man known for his study of music, and Giuli Ammananti. When Galileo was ten he moved to Florance.1 At eleven young Galileo was sent to Vallombrosa for school. At fifteen Galileo decided to be a monk, but because of his father gave up his ambition. In the late summer of 1581 Galileo entered the University of Pisa and embarked on a course of study in medicine. Studying the Aristotelian system, which

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    Galileo once stated, “All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.” Galileo Galilei was a well-known astronomer and scientist during the Scientific Revolution, a time period where thought and reason the old philosophies, who made many important contributions to astronomy and physics. As a major contribution to astronomy, Galileo proved the heliocentric theory, a theory which stated that the sun was the center of the universe and all objects moved around

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    Galileo Galilei Galileo Galilei was a male Italian astronomer, philosopher, mathematician and physicist. He thought of good changes to help people. On January 15th, 1654 in Pisa, Italy, a great man was born to change the world. Galileo Galilei was his name. He was part of a religious family of 10 in the town of Pisa. Galileo's father was a well known musician and music theorist. Galileo was the oldest of his 7 siblings. Galileo's family was Catholic, and as Galileo grew older his family

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    Galileo Galilei Who was Galileo Galilei? Galileo was born in Pisa on February 15, 1564. Galileo’s family was considered poor, but his father was a well-known musician. Galileo had five siblings, which he was the oldest of. His father wanted him to be a doctor so he sent him to the University of Pisa to study medicine. While Galileo was at the University of Pisa he realized that he did not want to study medicine anymore and was distracted by mathematics . Galileo decided to leave medical school

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