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Galileo

Published on Nov 21, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

GALILEO GALILEI

BY KATY RILEY

BIOGRAPHY

  • Born on February 15, 1564 in Pisa Italy
  • Enrolled at the university of Pisa to study medicine
  • Soon left to Florence to study math but went back to Pisa to teach
  • Wrote a book and had it published
  • Went blind and died 4 years later in 1642

TELESCOPE

  • Able to discover many things about space
  • Made first telescope for observing space in 1609
  • Made things 30x closer and 1000x larger
  • First attempt was 2 convex lenses at ends of lead tube

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A RENAISSANCE WORK

  • He discovered things that was against the church
  • Questioned the church because of his ideas
  • His ideas spread & influenced other thinkers
  • Became part of the Foundation of Modern Science
  • His book was put in forbidden book list

THE CHURCH PUT HIM UNDER HOUSE ARREST FOR HIS IDEAS

IMPACT

  • Inspired many travels & discoveries
  • The church admitted that banning his work was wrong
  • Removed book from forbidden book list

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