Have you ever gazed at the night sky, marveling at its vast, wondrous, infinite beauty? Have you ever watched a "falling star" blaze across the sky and made a wish? Have you ever studied the planets in school or looked at them through a telescope? Many people take the night sky for granted; one man who did not was Galileo Galilei: a man guilty of doing all of the above. It is partially thanks to Galileo that we can be so knowledgeable about the night sky in modern times.
Galileo Galilei was born in 1564, in Pisa, Italy. His parents were Vincenzo Galilei and Guilia Ammannati. Vincenzo was born in 1520 in Venice, Italy, and was known not only as a music teacher, but also as a fine player of the flute. Vincenzo studied music in Venice and conducted experiments with strings to support his musical theories. Guilia was born in Pescia and was married to Vincenzo in 1563. Vincenzo and Guilia resided in the countryside just outside of Pisa. It was in this setting that Galileo, Vincenzo's and Guilia's first child, was born.
When Galileo was eight years old, his family moved to Venice, his father's place of birth. Galileo remained in Pisa for two years staying with a relative of his mother's. Two years later, at the age of ten, Galileo returned to his parents in Venice and was there tutored by Jacopo Borghini until old enough to be educated in a monastery. Once he was of age, Galileo was sent to study at Camaldolese Monastery at Vallombrosa located just southeast of Florence. Galileo soon embraced the life of the Camaldolese monk with affection. He liked the lifestyle so much in fact that he decided he wanted to join the order. Galileo's father was not happy about this (Vincenzo's dream for Galileo was for him to be a physician), and pulled him from the monastery.
Galileo was sent back to Pisa and stayed with the same relative as before. Galileo studied medicine (although his true passion was studying mathematics and philosophy, which he did in his off-time), and did quite well in school.
Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa, Italy on May 4, 1564. ... Galileo designed it based upon the pendulum. Eventually Galileo left medical school. ... Galileo died in early January of 1642. ... For this, Galileo Galilei is remembered as a great man and scientist....
Galileo Galilei Galileo was born during the renaissance in Pisa, Italy on February 15, 1564. He was raised by his mom, Giulia Ammanati, and his dad, Vincenzo Galilei. ... Galileo was a math tutor for the next four years in Florence. ... Galileo returned to Pisa in 1589 and became a professor in math. ...
The trial of Galileo Galilei (1633) brought a destructive impact on the world of science and humanism when it was forced to encounter scholasticism and absolutism that held power in the Catholic Church. The devastating result brought about the end of the Italian Renaissance as well as Galileo's liberty. ... In consequence, Galileo was found guilty and was sentenced to formal imprisonment. ... " Some of these views were those of the philosopher Paul Feyerabend, whom he quoted as saying "The Church at the time of Galileo kept much more closely to reason than did Galileo himself, and sh...
This report is about the life and discoveries of Galileo Galilei. Galileo was born is Pisa, Italy on February 15, 1564. ... Galileo began his career at the University of Pisa in 1584. ... Galileo did not truly want to become a doctor, but rather it was his father, Vincenzio Galilei who insisted on the idea. ... Galileo died in Arcetri on January 8, 1642. ...
Based on the preceding criteria, Galileo Galilei was the first modern scientist. ... Among the great men to experience and contribute to this movement, Galileo Galilei was the most significant. ... In order to satisfy his skepticism, Galileo developed the modern standards of scientificproof?. ... This was surely frustrating for Galileo's critics, such as the Jesuit Christoph Sheiner. ... Galileo wrote to him to correct his errors by using simple geometry (Machamer 29). ...
Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa Italy, in the same year as Shakespeare, 1564. His father, Vincenzio Galilei, was a musician interested in the revival of classical Greek musical forms. Giulia Galilei was his mother. He got his name from Galileo Buonaiuti (a physician in the family) after whom the family had taken the last name Galilei. ... Galileo was also clearly devoted to Maria Celeste. ...
Galileo Galilei was born to Vincenzio Galilei and Giulia Ammannati on February 15, 1564 in the town of Pisa in Italy. ... Galileo has contributed a great deal to modern science and thought. ... For this Galileo created his thermoscope in1597. ... But, after the printing of Galileo's book Dialogue concerning the two chief World Systems, Galileo was again called to face the inquisition. ... Galileo Galilei died on January 8 in 1642 as a heretic. ...
Galileo Galilei discovered that the sun was the center of the universe and immovable. The Church however, disagreed entirely with Galileo's findings, Pope Paul V even went as far as to order Galileo not to teach or defend the theory of a heliocentric universe. When Galileo published a book on his findings, the Church brought Galileo to a Holy Inquisition where they tortured him, and threatened him into retracting his theories. ...
Galileo Galilei was an astronomer and mathematician, he was, a man ahead of his time. ... Galileo Galilei was a great scientist and pioneer in the fields of mechanics, astronomy, thermometry, and magnetism, although mechanics and astronomy were his main passions. ... Since Galilei's vision of a metamorphosing universe came in direct conflict with the views of Aristotle, views held by and supported by the church, Galileo was eventually called before the Inquisition and forced to recant his views. Nonetheless, Galileo Galilei made significant contributions to the scientific community...