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Feb 18, 1564
Galileo is born
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Sep 2, 1581
education
enrolls in the University of Pinsa, leaves, then hired to lecture mathematics -
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discovery
disproves aristotles therory that heavy things fall quicker than lighter things by dropping objects off the leaning tower -
keeplers supernova
galileo observed the supernova and gave a discussion on it -
telescope
Constructed the first complete astronomical telescope, began constructing them in his workshop -
telescope
discovers the moon is not a smooth surface while looking through his telescope -
planets
Galileo began to observe the planets, discovers 4 moons orbitting Jupiter -
first publishing
first publishing going against accepted beliefs
doctrine on the sun being the center of the universe, not the Earth. -
interrogation
orders were given to him by the inquisition about his discoveries, He was forced to abandon his belief that the sun was the center of the universe. -
comets
writing on comets published with blessing from the pope -
systems
writings comparing the Copernican system and the Ptolemaic system are published and then later banned by the inquisition -
interrogation
charged with heresy,confess his errors and sentenced to house arrest -
published
dialogues concerning two new sciences is published, talks about strength of materials and motion of objects -
death of Galileo
died while on house arrest from fever and heart papilations -
case reponed
400 years after his death the vadican reopens his case, saying it was unjust and a new way of finding truth, aka science
