Galileo's Famous Astronomer: Galileo Galilei

Galileo Galilei was a famous astronomer who made many discoveries. His belief that the earth revolves around the sun, which is known as a fact in today's society, was almost a passion of his. His idea that the earth was in motion and revolved around the sun was a revolutionary new idea at the time and was a favored idea by some people.

Galileo had encountered lots of resistance of his beliefs and arguments throughout his life. Galileo tried to prove his heliocentric theory, but was turned down by the Pope and was convicted of heresy. Galileo explores the heavens and makes discoveries of Jupiter's moons. He encounters resistance and struggles in his life to prove his beliefs.