Galileo Galilei's Influence On Astronomy

Plato once said, “Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world into another.” Obviously, astronomy has always been an interest to mankind. We look up into the night sky and feel an urge, something pulling us towards the stars. Many people have been influential in discoveries involving the stars and the planets beyond. From Galileo Galilei to Stephen Hawking, we have learned and discovered amazing things about the universe, and in recent discoveries we have wondered if we can go to another planet.
Galileo Galilei has been an enormous influence to the discoveries of astronomy. For example, “in 1609 he built his first telescope and began making observations” (400th Anniversary of Galileo's Astronomical Discoveries). Even though he based his telescopes off of other telescopes already made in Europe, his telescope helped to further the technological advancement of telescopes. Although, “Galileo's …show more content…
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