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On this day Galileo was born in Pisa, Italy.
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He studied medicine while he was there.
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Galileo did not have enough money to continue his learnings.
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He was awarded a position as a lecturer at the University of Pisa.
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He discovered irregularities on the surface of the moon.
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Catholic Church formally declares his writings banned.
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After publishining more of his work, the church convicts him of heresy for his theories. His was then put on house arrest for the remainder of his life.
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Galileo dies from a long illness.