GALILEO GALILEI

FACTS ON GALILEO

• Galileo was born on February 15, 1564
• Galileo was born in the City of Pisa in the northern region of Tuscany
• Galileo went to the University of Pisa where he got his college education

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS

• Invented the THERMOMETER in 1606 which measured the temperature

MAJOR ACHIEVMENTS

• Galileo made sketches and designs for a MICROSCOPE
• But didn't end up actually inventing it.

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS

• Invented the TELESCOPE, it was awkward to use and only magnified 30 times
• But it was enough to make some important discoveries and it convinced
• Him that the sun not the earth was the center of the solar system.

BELIEF

• Galileo developed a strong belief in the copernican theory
• which means he believed that the earth revolved around the sun.
• Catholic Church wanted Galileo to change his mind to, everything revolves around
• the earth.
• Galileo didn't end up changing his mind and was held house arrest.

QUOTE

• Galileo's Motto
• "Follow knowledge wherever it leads us"

HUMANISM

• Galileo was a humanist because he believed in his thought the the sun was
• the center of the atmosphere not the earth like the Catholics believe so
• Galileo went against their opinion and stuck with his thought which was
• proved.

ACHIEVEMENTS AFFECT THE WORLD

• Galileo's achievements affected the modern world because he proved that the
• sun was in the middle of the solar system which helps us now because we can
• Focus on other discoveries.
• Galileo's invention of the telescope helps us make more discoveries of our solar
• System

WORKS CITED

• www.adherts.com
• www.goodreads.com/Galileogalilei
• www.galileogalili4444.weebly.com