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Feb 15, 1564
Galileo Galiei is born
Galileo is born in 15 February, 1564 in Pisa. His parents were Vincenzo Galilei and Guilia Ammannati. -
1570
Galileo’s family moved
Galileo’s family moved to Florence where they lived for a long period of time. -
1581
Galileo went to university
Galileo went to University of Pisa where he studied medicine. However, his interest change and went to study Mathematics. Galileo then suicided to make Mathematics his profession even though his father is against it. -
Galileo’s father died
Galileo’s father died and gave him a hard time. -
Galileo became a Mathematics Professor
Galileo became a professor at the university of Padua until 1610. He worked on a lot of experiments such as the speed of how different objects fall, mechanics and pendulums. -
Galileo meets his love
Galileo meets Maria Gamba and loved her with all his heart. -
Galileo’s inproved telescope
Galileo heard about the telescope that was invented in Holland. Even though he hasn’t seen the invention, he constructed an improved version and made many astronomical discoveries. -
Telscopic discoveries
Galileo discovered lot of things in space. These included mountains and valleys on the moon, sunspots, the four largest moons of the planet Jupiter and the phases of the planet venus. This made him famous and was appointed in Florence. -
Moons on Jupiter
Galileo discovered four moons revolving around Jupiter. -
Book published
Galileo moves to Florence and observed the changing shapes of Venus and Saturn. He then publishes a book called ‘The Starry Messenger’. -
New invention
Galileo travels to Rone to Introduce his better and improved telescope. -
Writing ‘Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief Systems of the World
Galileo is invited by Pope Urban III to write a book discussing alternative theories of the universe. He then writes ‘Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief Systems of the World. -
‘Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief Systems of the World’published
Galileo publishes ‘Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief Systems of the World. -
Galileo’s trial
Galileo is put on trial by the inquisition. He is sentenced to house arrest, and his work and banned. -
Galileo goes blind
Galileo goes blind but continues to write books. -
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Galileo’s impact on society
Using his telescope, Galileo made a lot of observations on our Solar System. He that the Earth and other planets orbited around the sun which is the same idea that Copernicus did. This then continued to be our image of the Solar system and helped us to gain more knowledge about the solar system. -
Galileo passed away
Galileo died in 8 January, 1642 in Arcetri, near Florence.
