Vincenzo Galilei

When the name, “Al Capone” gets thrown into the conversation, words like “corrupt” or even “murderer” often follow. It is hard to imagine a man who had so much controversy surrounding him to be named “Public Enemy #1” would have a benevolent soul. Al Capone had a family. Not only that, but a tight-knit Italian family. He was a loving son, husband, and father. It is necessary to note, though, that many of the perceived ideas about him are true, but often exaggerated. Al, himself, touched upon…

Throughout his plays, Shakespeare often hides clever references to astronomical bodies, like in the quote above, in order to signify the scientific revolution taking place around him during Renaissance-era Europe. At that time, scientists and astronomers like Kepler, Copernicus and Galileo had made astounding discoveries regarding the position and movement of celestial bodies such as planets and stars. Prior to this time, the Catholic Church held a large sway over the science of the time, and…

During the early 17th century, many people were still very divided on the issues concerning the motion of the earth and the sun. The church argued for geocentrism while many other scholars and individuals argued for heliocentrism. However, this fight over the Earth’s movements was not only centered around the natural sciences, but the interpretation of the bible (Westman, 11/8). This discussion included a debate on the power and authority of the church due to the Bible influencing the view of…

Galileo vs. Plato: The Debate to Achieve Neutrality Whether it is democracy, electing officers, or asking the audience on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, people tend to trust masses. A possible reasoning behind this presumption is: if the majority people think something, then it is probably true or best. While some authors, historians, philosophers, and other such experts agreed with such though, others have attempted to come up with a different solution in finding what is best for society. In…

The Conviction and Recantation of Galileo The Conviction Galileo was brought in at seventy years old, convicted for holding a doctrine thought true by many. The theory he held true what that the sun was the center of the universe and that the earth rotates around the sun. The Holy Apostolic Chair has brought him in to denounce all of those beliefs, moreover, having others that he constructed to share the same opinions. Additionally, corresponding with a German mathematicians and publishing…

revolutionary ideas. Galileo Galilei, a controversial figure in the 1600s, was a famous scientist, writer, and researcher. He was born February 1564 in Pisa Italy, the oldest of six children. His father was a composer and musician. Throughout his life, Galilei thoroughly studied topics such as speed, pendulums, and telescopes. Galilei concluded after months of watching the sky that Copernicus was correct: that the planets rotate around the sun instead of the earth. Galilei learned this possible…

The Renaissance was a cultural and societal movement that led to the advancement of many subjects surrounding the humanities and the arts. During this time a new interest of science was also growing. Known as the Enlightenment, it was a time of scientific advancement that began to shift the human understanding of the world from the influence of faith to the lens of science. The Enlightenment was not the only era of humanity that has attempted to explain the existence of God and the origin of…

I will be conducting a Science, Technology & Society (STS) analysis, an invention. Which is the Telescope, I have chose this invention because i have a interest in Astronomy History. One of the earliest known working telescope appeared in the year of 1608, this is invented by a smart guy named Hans Lippershey. Hans was a spectacle maker, was also known as Johann Lippershey or also was just sometimes called Lippershey. He was born in Germany Wesel, in the year of 1570. Sadly passed away in…

the solar system was widely accepted as fact for over 2,000 years and was later named the geocentric model. Two scientists that came later on changed the world's view of the solar system, these two scientists were Nicolaus Copernicus and Galileo Galilei. Yet the question still remains as to how they changed their and minds and eventually the world’s mind. People must change their mind when a figure of authority influences them to and when there is evidence behind the claim. Nicolaus…

According to the Figure 1 and the chart above, it clearly shows that the time it takes the object to hit ground did being impacted by the surface area and mass. The greater the mass, the more time it takes the object to hit the ground. While the larger the surface area, the faster it hit the ground. Because of the air resistance, larger surface area caused the object to fell faster than the object with smaller surface area. Although the background research proved that the mass doesn’t affect…