Galileo Galilei was born on February 15, 1564, in Pisa in the Duchy of Florence; he was the eldest child of six children born to Vincenzo Galilei (April 3, 1520- July 2, 1591), A well-known music theorist and musician.
In 1574, he moved to Florence, where he started his education in school. In 1583, Galileo attended the University of Pisa. At his time there he became interested in the world around him and subjects like mathematics and physics.
He gained a teaching job at the University of Pisa in 1589, after gaining fame by publishing his book “The little balance” about a two-decade study on objects in motion. In July 1609, he learned about a telescope built by the dutch eyeglass makers. He developed his own version of it and demonstrated …show more content…
He discovered many breakthroughs of astronomy like finding out the moon was a sphere and supported copernicium's theory against heliocentrism (The earth is in the middle of the universe).
In 1612, he published his research in a book called "Discourse on Bodies in Water", again supporting another Copernican's theory contradicting Aristotelian's explanation of why objects float in water. He said it was not because of their flat shape, but instead the weight of the object to the water it displaced.
In 1623, a friend of Galileo Cardinal Maffeo Barberini, was selected as Pope. He let Galileo do his work on astronomy and let him even publish his findings. By 1623, he had published a book called "Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems" about a discussion about three peoplGalileo died in Arcetri, near Florence, Italy, on January 8, 1642, after suffering from a fever and heart palpitations. But in time, the Church couldn’t deny the truth in science. In 1758, it lifted the ban on most works supporting Copernican theory, and by 1835 dropped its opposition to heliocentrism altogether.e, one supported Copernican's theory, the other supported heliocentrism and the third was
In 1574, he moved to Florence, where he started his education in school. In 1583, Galileo attended the University of Pisa. At his time there he became interested in the world around him and subjects like mathematics and physics.
He gained a teaching job at the University of Pisa in 1589, after gaining fame by publishing his book “The little balance” about a two-decade study on objects in motion. In July 1609, he learned about a telescope built by the dutch eyeglass makers. He developed his own version of it and demonstrated …show more content…
He discovered many breakthroughs of astronomy like finding out the moon was a sphere and supported copernicium's theory against heliocentrism (The earth is in the middle of the universe).
In 1612, he published his research in a book called "Discourse on Bodies in Water", again supporting another Copernican's theory contradicting Aristotelian's explanation of why objects float in water. He said it was not because of their flat shape, but instead the weight of the object to the water it displaced.
In 1623, a friend of Galileo Cardinal Maffeo Barberini, was selected as Pope. He let Galileo do his work on astronomy and let him even publish his findings. By 1623, he had published a book called "Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems" about a discussion about three peoplGalileo died in Arcetri, near Florence, Italy, on January 8, 1642, after suffering from a fever and heart palpitations. But in time, the Church couldn’t deny the truth in science. In 1758, it lifted the ban on most works supporting Copernican theory, and by 1835 dropped its opposition to heliocentrism altogether.e, one supported Copernican's theory, the other supported heliocentrism and the third was