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    Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa, Italy in 1564 during the Renaissance.This was a rebirthing period in Europe started off in Italy for art, philosophy, and sciences. The Renaissance brought back many ideas from Ancient Greece and Rome introducing many scientists like Galileo. Attending the University of Pisa originally going to study medicine, he was taught the Aristotelian view on the world, later questioning it making way for many of his greatest discoveries. He was an outstanding astronomer, physicist, philosopher and mathematician where he played a leading role in science during that time. Galileo is probably mostly known for his telescopic discoveries, but one cannot forget about his marvelous contributions to physics. Some of the…

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    Galileo Galilei once said “All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.” Born in Pisa, Italy on February 15, 1564 Galilei was an Italian astronomer, mathematician, and physicist. Who then died on January 8, 1642. He was a man of many talents who was able to invent his own telescope. He invented his first telescope in 1609, Galileo built on the work of others to create a telescope with around 3x magnification, he later improved on this to make…

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    Galileo Galilei was born on February 15, 1564, in Pisa, Italy. He was the first of six children born to Vincenzo Galilei, a well-known musician and music theorist, and Giulia Ammannati. In 1574, his family moved to Florence, where Galileo began his formal education at the Camaldolese monastery in Vallombrosa. Galileo Galilei is remembered for several things but one in particular was making observations that essentially set the foundation for modern physics and astronomy. Galileo was never…

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    Galileo Galilei Have you ever wondered what Galileo Galilei did in his life?. Galileo Galilei made astonishing and world changing inventions and improvements to other inventions. His inventions and improvements to other inventions were made in the topics of math, astronomy, and cosmology. Galileo Galilei made significant change in the history of science. Galileo Galilei was born on February 15, 1564, in Pisa, Italy. After he was born he moved and lived in a town close to Florence, Italy.…

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    all materialized in view of exclusive one researcher, the eye of science himself Galileo Galilei! Conceived on February 15, 1564, in Pisa, Italy, Galileo Galilei was a science teacher who mentioned spearheading objective facts of nature with dependable ramifications for the investigation of material science. He additionally built a telescope and bolstered the Copernican hypothesis, which underpins a sun-focused nearby planetary group.…

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    Galileo Galilei, a man known for greatly improving the telescope, discovering Jupiter’s four moons, and being the guy who experimented with falling objects at the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Born on February 15th of 1564 in Pisa, Italy, Galileo was the first child of Vicenzo Galilei and Guilia Ammannati. Galileo started going to school at the Camaldolese Monastery at Vallombrosa when he and his family moved to Florence in 1574. For college, Galileo went to the University of Pisa to study medicine,…

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    Galileo Galileo Galilei is one of the early men that helped to develop and discover the world, as we know it today. The man, who most people simply just call Galileo, was a brilliant mathematician, astronomer, and scientist. Galileo was born on February 15th, 1564 (Galileo Galilei). He, his parents Vincenzo Galilei and Guilia Ammannati, and his five siblings were in the middle class but Galileo was still given the opportunity to attend the University. Galileo was encouraged to study medicine…

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    Galileo Galilei was a famous Italian astronomer, mathematician, physicist, philosopher, author, and professor. He is greatly considered one of the most famous and influential astronomers, mathematicians, and physicists in the history of mankind. Galileo Galilei was born on February 15, 1564, in Pisa, Duchy of Florence, Italy. Galileo’s mother was Giulia Ammannati. His father Vincenzo Galilei was an Italian lutenist, merchant, and composer. Galileo had five siblings: Virgina Galilei,…

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    Math Research Extra Credit Project Galileo Galilei Galileo Galilei is a mathematician, astronomer, and a book publisher. Galileo Galilei was born on February 15, 1564, Pisa Florence Italy. Galileo Galilei was the first child in his family of six, and his parents being Vincenzo Galilei, a famous music theorist and musician, and his mother Giulia Ammannati. In 1583 he, went to the University of Pisa to study medicine. He was very successful in his academics high intelligence and a well-known…

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    Galileo Galilei Galileo Galilei was an intelligent astronomer, physicist, engineer, philosopher, and mathematician who contributed to scientific revolution during the Italian Renaissance. He was born in Pisa, Italy on February 15, 1564. When he was 8 years old, he and his family moved to Florence in 1574 where he was educated in the Camaldolese Monastery at Vallombrosa. He had interests and focused on Science and Mathematics until he died. Galileo Galilei is a hero because he contributed to…

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