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Feb 15, 1564
Birth
Galileo was born to Vencenzo Galilei, a musician -
Enters University of Pisa
He starts to attend the University of Pisa -
Doesn't finish University
Due to lack of funds Galileo is forced to leave the University. Therefore not completing his degree -
Publishes an essay on the hydro-static balance
Galileo writes an essay on hydro-static balance, which is a device to measure the mass of objects -
Centre of Gravity
He publishes a paper on the centre of gravity of objects. He is then awarded a position as lecturer at the University of Pisa -
Theory of Uniform Acceleration
He proved that all bodies, regardless of their weight, fall at an equal rate, in the absence of friction. Also in this paper he stated that a ball thrown in the air follows a parabolic path -
Improves Magnification of Telescope
He improves the magnification of a telescope by 32x and by using this new technology observes: the moon is an irregular, rough body, not smooth as scientists thought, the Milky Way is composed of many stars,Jupiter has many small satellites -
Conflict with Rome
Rome and the Catholic church disagreed with Galileo's support of Copernicus about his heliocentric theory. Eventually Catholic church ban the writings of Galileo because it contradicts the findings of Aristotle -
Galieo put on Trial
Galileo is put on trail for suspicion of "vehement suspicion of heresy," but is only convicted for teaching Copernican beliefs and is placed on house arrest for 8 years -
Liberations
Just before Galileo went completely blind he discovers that the moon wobbles on its axis called Liberations -
Death
Galileo dies after a long battle with illness
