GALILEO GALILEI

FAST FACTS

• Born on February 15, 1564
• Locations: Pisa, Italy and Arcetri, Italy
• Went to the University of Pisa to study medicine
• He graduated college without a degree
• He was a mathematics professor at university of Pisa

MAP OF PISA

ACHIEVEMENTS

• He discovered the law or the pendulum
• He made the pendulum instantly famous
• He published a book titled "The Starry Messenger"
• The book published 550 copies in March 1610
• He made a 3 power telescope

EVENTS HE PLAYED A ROLE IN

• He supported the copernican theory
• Thought the moon was rough and not smooth
• Thought Jupiter had 3 small "stars"
• The "stars" turned out to be satelites

SUPPORTED THE COPERNICAN THEORY

• He was charged with " vehement suspicion of heresy"
• Put in trial at Inquisition headquarters in Rome

QUOTES

HUMANISM

• Humanism-thought that rejects religious beliefs and centers on humans and their values,
• He didn't care about what religion said, he wanted to figure out the earth and dolor system while he was on earth
• His salary was raised and he was honored with proclamations
• After 24 hours of experimentation he finally made the telescope
• Isaac Newton made a higher power telescope

GALILEO GALILEI

• He gave us the high power telescope we use today
• We still use the pendulum law
• He made smaller telescope
• Isaac Newton made a higher telescope with reflective mirrors and eyepiece
• Without the telescope we wouldn't be able to know as much about space

SOURCES

• http://inventors.about.com/od/gstartinventors/a/Galileo_Galilei.htm
• Www.biography.com/people/galileo-9305220
• Brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/g/galileo_galilei.html
• http://www.thefreedictionary.com/humanism
• http://www.universetoday.com/41889/who-invented-the-telescope/