GALILEO

FACTS

• Galileo was born on the 15th February 1564 in Pisa.
• Galileo died on the 8th January 1642 (aged 77)
• Galileo was an Italian physicist
• He played a major role in the scientific revolution
• Galileo achievements included improvements on the telescope.

MATHS

• Galileo's true legacy lives on in physics.
• He found that the physics of his time were seriously erred.
• He was one of the first scientist to use experimentation as a powerful tool.
• His findings are still alive today, proof of which can be found in any modern physics book.
• Galileo was a mathematician as well as a scientist.

MATHS

• In 1588 Galileo applied for the chair of mathematical at the university of bologna but was unsuccessful
• Galileo was best known as the inventor of the astronomical telescope.

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