GALILEO GALILEI

BASIC INFO.

• Galileo was born on Feburary 15, 1564.
• He died on January 8, 1642
• He was an astronomer, physicist, and a mathmaticion.
• He was also an inventor, he invented the compass, and thermometer.
• He had also studied in medicine.

Might Be Mistaken?

Most people think that Galileo was the inventor of the telescope but actually, it was Hans Lippershey. Galileo was actually one of the first to point it to the skies and discover amazing things.

In 1610 Galileo found 4 objects surrounding Jupiter that didn't behave like stars, these turned out to be Jupiter’s four largest satellite moons. They were named Lo, Callisto, Europa and Ganymede. They were later renamed the Galilean satellites in honor of his discovery of them.

CITES

• "Galileo Galilei." Bio. A&E Television Networks, 2014. Web. 01 Oct. 2014.
• "Galileo Galilei" 2014. The Famous People Website Oct 1, 2014.
• MacRobert, A. "Astronomy with a $5 Telescope." Sky & Telescope, pp. 384-387, April 2008