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The first time I learned about the Leaning Tower of Pisa, I was in grade school. Since my father was an architect, as a child I became obsessed with the idea of architecture and how things were built. I was always curious as to what type of work must be put in to achieve a successfully established building. Gazing upon pictures of the slanted, yet still standing, structure of the Leaning Tower of Pisa intrigued me. The taunting and confusing pictures pulled me in to want to learn more. How was it

The Tower of Pisa is a major cite in Italy due to its natural, but not intended, lean. The bell tower stands at close to one hundred ninety feet tall with one side noticeable being shorter than the other. The reason for the lean of the tower is due to the soil and weight distribution. The weight of the building is so heavy and the soil itself was not very stable. (Urban Climatology). The stair case on the inside of the bell tower is made of marble and took over three hundred years to be completely

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 mathematics and physics. While studying at Pisa Galileo

“Prompt #3: Galileo Galilei Galileo was born in Pisa the Duchy of Florence, Italy on February 15, 1564. He was the first of six kids born to a well known musician and music theorist, Vincenzo Galilei and his wife Giulia Ammannati. His family moved to Florence where Galileo was educated at the Camaldolese monastery in Vallombrosa. Galileo went to the University of Pisa where he studied in the medical field. With his high intelligence and his talent, it didn’t take long for him to become fascinated

sacrifices to give Galileo the education that he deserved. At the University of Pisa he studied medicine to grant his father’s wishes, while there he became interested in a wide range of other subjects. Even as a student at the University of Pisa he questioned many of Aristotle’s teachings, therefor, when he began to teach there himself he was left isolated from his fellow professor. Galileo worked at the University of Pisa for three years before he resigned and began his teachings as a math professor

never married. However, he fathered two children with Marina Gamba. His two daughters, Virginia and Livia, were both put in convents because Galileo deemed them “unmarriageable”, since they were both born out of wedlock. He attended the University of Pisa,

Barry Ferns 2nd Summative essay (People) Discuss the role of the growth of towns AND/OR the city states in the social changes from the High Middle Ages. Access Medieval History University of Glasgow 26th February 2018 The growth and development of towns and city states played a significant role in the social changes during the High Middle Ages. This essay will primarily focus on how the societies of secular Italian medieval

mathematician taught scientists about the patterns in nature, while also making history with his numerical theories. Leonardo da Pisa, or Leonardo Pisano, was born around 1170 in Pisa, Italy. His original name was Leonardo Fibonacci, but since famous Italian people were normally named based on where they’re from, he is referred to as Leonardo da Pisa, which means “from Pisa”. This was later changed by historians to the Latin version, Pisano. Leonardo sometimes called himself, in his writing anyway,

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 eyeglass makers, and pointed it towards the sky, his discoveries proved

Galileo Galilei was born February 15, 1564 in Pisa, Italy. He was a Tuscan (Italian) astronomer, physicist, mathematician, inventor, and philosopher. His father, Vincenzo Galilei, was a musical theorist and while doing that he supported his family by selling cloth his mother, Giulia di Cosimo Ammannati, was just a housewife. His father had planned for him to study medicine, but he went to study mathematics. Galileo had many accomplishments / developments that changed our world even till today. He