Vincenzo Galilei

that he developed and used to prove him ideas. This earned him the name “The Father of Modern Science.” Galileo was born on February 15, 1564, in Pisa in the Duchy of Florence, Italy. He was the first of six children. Galileo’s father was Vincenzo Galilei, a well known musician and music theorist, and his mother was Giulia Ammannati. In 1574, he and his family moved to Florence where Galileo started his formal education. In 1583, Galileo began his study of medicine at the University of Pisa

Seventeenth-century European study was controlled by two powerful forces: the Roman Catholic Church, headed by the Pope, and ancient philosophy dominated by the 2000-year-old ideas of the Greek philosopher, Aristotle. The Church had an overwhelming influence on the lives of most Europeans. During Galileo’s time one in twelve people living in Rome was either a cleric or a nun.1 The Church forbid any teaching that deviated from what was taught in the Bible. To enforce this control, the Church set up

Galileo Galilei Exploring the Universe and Encountering Resistance As Galileo learned more about the universe he encountered resistance from the church. His discoveries, although they were correct, went against the church’s beliefs so they accused him of heresy and refused to believe his research. In the 17th century Galileo researched the universe and when his findings went against the church’s belief, they took him to court for heresy, then punished him (Galileo Is Convicted of Heresy, history

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

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

1642, He died at the age of 78. He was born in Pisa, Italy and died in Arcetri, which is near Florence (Biography.com). He was the oldest son of Vincenzo Galilei, a musician who made important contributions to the theory and practice of music. He was the first of six kids (History.com). Galileo and his family moved to Florence in 1574, where the Galilei family has lived for generations. When he arrived in Florence, he attended a Camaldolese monastery in Vallombrosa. When he got older enrolled into

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

Galileo Galilei Part 1: Biography Galileo Galilei was an astronomer, physicist, engineer and mathematician during the renaissance period in Italy. He was born in Italy, Pisa in 1564, and died in 1642 at age 77. Galileo was influential in supporting the Copernican Theory, which suggested that the earth revolved around the sun, and that the earth was not in fact the centre of the universe. He also developed the telescope, and discovered moons orbiting Jupiter, which are now name after him in his honour

He was a mathematics professor, he also constructed a telescope and supported the Copernican theory, which supported a sun-centered solar system. He was one of six children, first child. His father was Vincenzo Galilei, was a well-known musician, where Galileo started his real education was at Camaldolese monastery in Vallombrosa. In 1583, he entered the university of Pisa to start his study on medicine. He had very high intelligence and was very talented

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 eyeglass makers