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Feb 15, 1564
The day of Galileo’s birth.
Galileo Galilei was born on 15 February 1564 and he was born in Pisa, Italy. -
1581
Galileo goes to Pisa University.
Galileo goes to Pisa University and studies medicine and mathematics. He studies from 1581-1585. -
Galileo discovers pendulum law.
Galileo discovers the pendulum law. Galileo demonstrated the law at the tower of Pisa that falling bodies of different weights don’t fall at the same rate. He discovers the law around 1583. -
Galileo left Pisa University.
Galileo leaves Pisa University and got a job as a teacher. -
Applied for chair of Mathematics.
Galileo had applied for chair of mathematics at the University of Bologna. -
Galileo becomes a professor of mathematics at Pisa University.
Galileo worked hard and studied many things and discovered many things which got him to get the role of professor at 1589. -
Galileo demonstrates the law of falling objects from the leaning Tower of Pisa.
Galileo demonstrates the law of falling objects from the leaning tower of Pisa. -
Galileo’s father had died.
Galileo’s father had died. His name was Vincenzo Galilei. -
Galileo became a professor of mathematics at University of Padua.
Galileo became mathematics professor at University of Padua, a position he held until 1610. -
Galileo returned to Pauda.
Galileo returned to Pauda and improved the magnification of the telescope so he made a telescope that can look into space. -
Galileo visits Rome.
Galileo visits Rome to demonstrate the telescope to the people. -
Retires to his home in Bellosguardo.
Galileo retires to his home in Bellosguardo near Florence. He retired from 1616 to 1623. -
The Catholic Church formally declare the writing of Galileo banned.
The Catholic Church formally declare the writing of Galileo banned and also warns Galileo not to “hold or defend his doctrines”. -
The Pope is angry at the content of “Dialogo”.
The Pope is angry at the content of “Dialogo” and places him on trial for one thing after another. It started at 1632 and ended 1634. -
Galileo is placed on trial.
Galileo is placed on trial and at his old age he is forced to make his journey to Rome. He was under suspicion of “vehement suspicion of heresy”,but is convinced of holding and teaching the Copernican belief. He is placed under house arrest for eight years until his death. -
Galileo publishes Discorsi e dimostrazioni matematiche a due nuove scienze attenenti alla meccanica.
Despite his house arrest he publishes Dialogue Concerning Two New Sciences which in Italian is Discorsi e dimostrazioni matematiche a due nuove scienze attenenti alla meccanica which is a book. -
Galileo makes another discovery.
Galileo makes another discovery months before he went completely blind, that the moon makes monthly wobbles on its axis, called liberations. -
Galileo Galilei dies.
Galileo Galilei dies from a long illness.
