Air resistance was first observed by Galileo Galilee, when, in 1590, he dropped several spheres of equal sizes and shapes but different densities off of the leaning tower of Pisa, in Italy. ... This was disproved when Galileo observed that two balls of equal size and shape but unequal mass, when dropped at the same time, would hit the ground at the same time. ...
Galileo Galileo was born in Pisa, Italy in 1564. ... When the Church heard of Galileo's work, he was summoned to be trialed before the Inquisition. ... Because Galileo knew that he would be trialed for publishing his findings, he included some arguments in the work to allow him to argue that the book was published to demonstrate the weaknesses of Copernicus's theory. ... Galileo, like Michelangelo and Leonardo, had a strong spirit of inquiry, and dared to challenge traditional thought. ... To a lesser extent, the revival of knowledge from Greece and Rome is evident in Galileo, wh...
The Renaissance period was indeed, a completely different when compared to the middle ages. Meaning 'rebirth', the Renaissance was thought to be a new revolution, where people were becoming smarter from learning and education opportunities. There were many new scientific discoveries, as well a...
The term renaissance means "rebirth". The European Renaissance was a period in history of renewed interest in the arts. The Renaissance began in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. In this Renaissance Europe had an increase in politics, urban commercial economy, education, art, and music. Pe...
Renaissance Humanism rise after the collapse of the Middle Ages, thus ending its feudalism. Humanism started in Florence in 1300s, which people think life should be more enjoyable and people should be more educated in things like art, science, and music. It was a rebirth of Greeks and Roman because ...
The discovery of the telescope enabled humanists to ascertain the real position of the Earth and helped Galileo to substantiate his heliocentric model of the solar system, constituting a great advancement in the field of astronomy, and re-emphasized mankind's ability as a human and his achievements and potential, adding to the ideal of humanism which was a characteristic of the Renaissance. ...
