Overview of Galileo's Life as a Scientist
Galileo Galilei was born near Pisa in February 15’ 1564. As he grew up he was taught by Monks and entered into the University of Pisa. In the University of Pisa he studied Mathematics and he got a very high degree. After he graduated, around 1609 when the first telescope was invented he made a telescope of his own which magnified 20 times. Galileo was one of the first people to point his telescope to the stars. By looking in the sky he discovered one of Jupiter’s 4 moons, the composition of the Milky Way, and the suns rotation. In 1613 his discoveries led him to reinforce the Copernican theory, which angered the Catholic Church. Copernicus was a polish astronomer who also believed that the Earth was not the center of the universe but that the Earth revolved around the sun.
Later on in 1632 Galileo made the church even more furious after he wrote his book (Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems). This book supported Copernicus’ thoughts on the Earth revolving around the sun, which of course made the church even more furious. Even though this book was known to be a masterpiece by today’s scientists, the church refused his thoughts and was warned by the church about excommunication but he didn’t mind he was so successful and so into his work that he would not leave what he had done not even if he was threatened with capital punishment.
In 1633 Galileo was out on trial and the cause was threatening the church with contradicting ideas. He was trialed to be imprisoned in his own home for the rest of his life. But even though Galileo was imprisoned he still worked and wrote another book called Discourses on the two New Sciences this book was based on the science of mechanics. Galileo Galilei died in 1642.
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