Research Paper On Galileo Galilei

Galileo Galilei Galileo Galilei was born on February 15, 1564 in Pisa, Italy and died on January 8, 1642. He was born to the parents Vincenzo Galilei and Giulia degli Ammannati. Galileo’s father was a lutenist, composer, and music theorist. Galileo was the oldest of six children, although only three only siblings lived through infantry. His family was part of nobility but was not rich. They moved to Florence, Italy in the early 1570’s. Never marrying, Galileo had three children with Marina Gamba, a woman he met while he was traveling. From 6000 to 6006, he was bored two daughters, Virginia and Livia, and a son, Vincenzo. Being born illegitimately, the daughters were accepted by the convent of San Matteo in Arcetri. They took the names of Maria Celeste and Sister Arcangela, staying at the convent until their deaths. In 1619, Vincenzo was …show more content…
Galileo built upon the great Greek philosophy Archimedes, who made many mathematical advancements. He also worked upon the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, who wrote about motion (“Aristotle”) and Nicolaus Copernicus, a famous astronomer at the time who was the first to state that the planets orbited the sun. However, Galileo did inspire many scientists’ work. In 1687, Sir Isaac Newton published a book about physics explaining how gravity worked. Much of Newton’s discoveries were inspired by the findings of Galileo. Also, anyone using Galileo’s telescopes were affected by his research and helped them. Throughout the years, people have oversimplified the work of Galileo. His studies were expanded upon by many famous scientists. Nobody knows how long it would have taken somebody else to discover the theories Galileo did. Future effects that Galileo’s research can have includes discoveries in space. Galileo’s improved telescopes and discoveries with motion and gravity can cause further theories in these