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    Quick Facts About Galileo

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    Quick Facts Name Galileo Occupation Astronomer, Scientist Birth Date February 15, 1564 Death Date January 8, 1642 Did You Know? Galileo supported the Copernican theory, which supports a sun-centered solar system. Did You Know? Galileo was accused twice of heresy by the church for his beliefs. He remained under house arrest the remaining years of his life. Did You Know? Galileo devised his own telescope, in which he observed the moon and found Venus had phases like the moon, proving it rotated around

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    Galileo Galilei Galileo Galilei was born on February 15, 1564 in Pisa in the Duchy of Florence, Italy. Galileo’s father, Vincenzo Galilei, was a musician and music theorist. His mother’s name was Giulia Ammannati. Galileo was the first born of six children. When Galileo’s family moved to Florence in 1583 he started his formal education at Camaldolese monastery in Vallombrosa. In 1583 Galileo began to study medicine at the University of Pisa. He had much intelligence and talent. He soon discovered

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    Renaissance Era. Born on February 15, 1564, Galileo was an Italian Astronomer, Mathematician, physicist, philosopher, and professor who made pioneering observations of nature with long-lasting implications for the study of physics (Biography,2017). He was born in Pisa, Tuscany, the oldest son of Vincenzo Galilei, a musician who made important contributions to the theory and practice of music and who may have performed some experiments with Galileo in 1588–89 on the relationship between pitch and

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    the way things work didn’t just come out of thin air, someone; somewhere thought these laws through, they experimented and worked hard just to make sure that they came to correct conclusions. With many obstacles put in his way Italian philosopher Galileo Gallilei, still managed to work out a great amount of laws that defined and explained how things work. He took other peoples laws and looked them over, he faced family challenges and hardships with the church, but none of the conditions he put him

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    Galileo once said, “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 replaced the old philosophies, who made many important contributions. As a major contributor to astronomy, Galileo proved the heliocentric theory, a theory which stated that the sun was the center of the solar system and that all objects moved around it. He

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    Faizan Malik Mrs.Escorcia WHAP 4th period 10 December 2015 Galileo: Exploring the Universe, Encountering Resistance Galileo Galilei was an Italian Renaissance man, who used a telescope of his own invention to collect some evidence that supported a Sun-centered model of the Solar System. Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa, Italy, on February 15, 1564, the first of seven children of Vincenzo Galilei and Giulia Ammanati. In 1609, Galileo created a telescope, based of a type of telescope built by Dutch

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    Galileo's Accomplishments

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    How would you feel if you were the smartest person in the world and put under house arrest? This is exactly how Galileo felt when he made his many discoveries helping to advance astronomy, philosophy, theology and many more. Galileo’s discoveries were all extremely beneficial and helpful which led to even more findings by Galileo. Galileo's lifestyle is what led to his successes in the mathematical and scientific fields considering his father encouraging him to do great things. Galileo’s inventions

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    Galileo's Daughter

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    events that transpired in the life of Galileo Galilei. Many accounts of his life are shown via the correspondence he had with his eldest daughter Virginia, later known as Suor Maria Celeste. These conversations were quite discriptive and offered a glimpse into the everyday life of the prolific mathematician. In Galileo's Daughter, Ms. Sobel gives the reader a thorough depiction of Galileo's life. One of the main themes in the book is the relationship between Galileo and Maria Celeste, showing

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    Galileo Galilei, sometimes misspelled as Galileo Galiley, was an Italian mathematician, physicist, philosopher, engineer, and astronomer. He is referred to as the “Father of Science” and the “Father of Modern Physics” for his extensive contributions to the 17th century scientific revolution. He advocated for the heliocentric and Copernican views of the universe which led to his investigation, arrest, and trial by the 1615 Roman Inquisition. ==Youth and Education== Galileo Galilei, not Galiley

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    Galileo Thesis Essay

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    Galileo Thesis Essay The Catholic church has performed many acts of injustice in order to retain their power and influence throughout the world. One of the most prominent acts in the world of science was the prosecution of Galileo Galilei. Galileo had become the father of modern science, due to his scientific breakthroughs revolutionizing modern technology. However, Galileo’s supporting argument for the Copernican heliocentric theory of the universe had caught the Church’s attention, and

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