Galileo

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 * **1564 A.D:Birth**
 * 1574:Galileo's family moves to Florence.
 * 1581:He enrolls in the University Of Pisa to get a degree in medicine.
 * 1585:Leaves without getting his degree in medicine.
 * 1589:Hired to be a lecturer in mathematics at the University Of Pisa.
 * 1592:Goes to the University of Padua.
 * 1609:Telescope reaches Italy; Galileo develops a more powerful one.
 * 1609:Makes first observation/ moon has an uneven surface.
 * 1610:Writes a book on his discoveries.
 * 1610:Discovers 4 moons orbiting Jupiter.
 * 1611:Goes to rome and is recieved by Jesuit astronomers and Pope Paul V.
 * 1615:Cardinal Bellarmine tells him to stop supporting the idea of Heliocentricity.
 * 1616:Promises to give up his ideas.
 * 1623:Galileo's Treatise on comets"The Assayer".
 * 1624-1629**:** Galileo works on his "Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems" from his home outside Florence.
 * 1632:It was published.
 * 1632:Inquisition bans anymore printing of dialogue.
 * 1633:(April 12) Interogated and imprisoned in Vatican.(April 30) Interogated again then allowed to go home.(May 10) Third interogation,begs for mercy.(June 21) Final interogation,charged for heresy,had to give up Copernican theory.Imprisoned for a "period determinable at our pleasure"(The Church)
 * 1633:(December) Allowed to return to the village of Arcetri, outside of Florence to live under house arrest
 * 1637:Eye sight is begining to fail
 * **1642 A.D:Death**


 * Was a Physicist, Mathematician, Astronomer and Philosopher. Was a professor of Mathematics at Pisa University.
 * Beliefs/Achievements: Galileo proved that the earth was not the center of the solar system. Improved Hans Lippershey's telescope and made one with stronger magnification. He made many astronomical observations all the time which led to many discoveries,such as the moon was not smooth but full of craters and mountains. He also discovered satellites orbiting Jupiter and named them the Medicean stars, later named the Galilean stars in his honor. In 1610 he wrote a book on his discoveries. His main belief was his Heliocentric theory that the planets revolved around the sun not the earth.


 * "Epur si muove" - "And yet it does move" (Galileo Galilei)
 * "All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them."
 * "The laws of Nature are written in the language of mathematics...the symbols are triangles, circles and other geometrical figures, without whose help it is impossible to comprehend a single word."
 * "On the seventh day of January in this present year 1610, at the first hour of night, when I was viewing the heavenly bodies with a telescope, Jupiter presented itself to me; and because I had prepared a very excellent instrument for myself, I perceived (as I had not before, on account of the weakness of my previous instrument) that beside the planet there were three starlets, small indeed, but very bright." "Though I believed them to be among the host of fixed stars, they aroused my curiosity somewhat by appearing to lie in an exact straight line parallel to the ecliptic, and by their being more splendid than others of their size.", "Their arrangement with respect to Jupiter and each other was the following.
 * "About ten months ago a report reached my ears that a certain Fleming had constructed a spyglass by means of which visible objects, though very distant from the eye of the observer, were distinctly seen as if nearby. Of this truly remarkable effect several experiences were related, to which some persons believed while other denied them. A few days later the report was confirmed by a letter I received from a Frenchman in Paris, Jacques Badovere, which caused me to apply myself wholeheartedly to investigate means by which I might arrive at the invention of a similar instrument. This I did soon afterwards, my basis being the doctrine of refraction. "

 **Galileo Galilei's Telescope**

** Heliocentric Theory **


 * Galilieo Galilei was known as "The Father Of Modern Science" He played a major role in the Scientific Revolution. Today his observations and his lifetime of work is used a lot. He proved that the planets revolved around the sun, and discovered many new stars and moons etc. He improved the telescope which made it possible for astronomers to build better telescopes today. His theories led to eventual discoveries in the future which helps us now to understand how the planets move around the sun or how many moons venus has. His advancements in Mathematics gives us a better understanding of mathematical methods, such as the Galileo's paradox and more. And his work in Physics gave us a better understanding of motion and weight, which advanced society as we know it greatly.

__Hero __


Many people in the 17th century considered Galileo to be a Hero in the Scientific Revolution. His achievements include the improvement of the telescope which he used to observe the sky and make discoveries. Discoveries such as the moon did not have a smooth surface but a rough and bumpy surface with craters and mountains,and also the discovery of the four satellites that orbited Jupiter. He was also known for his reasearch on the Heliocentric theory brought up Nicholas Copernicus. Achieved to publish his work so people could read new perspectives other than that of the church's. Made many mathematical achievements such as his paradox formula, and made many observations in physics that had to do with motion and ran many test to unerstand it better. Believers back in Galileos time were probably his students and the people that supported him and help get his ideas out like the publishers of his book. Believers today include astronomers who used his ideas and improved them to make new discoveries. In 1614 Father Tommaso Caccini denounced the idea of the heliocentric theory and theories of the movement of the earth and said it was almost like heresy. He was put on trial 1633, 3 times and finally put on house arrest for a period of time that the church wanted. This was the biggest obstacle in his life which prevented him from fully making new discoveries in his work. He overcame this by publishing another book before he died with his work, and not letting imprisonment for life get the best of him. After a while he also became legally blind and old which caused him to stop observing and doing his work. His work lead to many more discoveries in outer space and in the mathematical world, also in physics. Such as finding new planets and satellites and a better obsevation of them because of the telescope that Galileo improved. Galileo Galilei for his achievements in the scientific world has been awarded __The Scientific Revolution Hero Award.__

__Wanted__


Galileo Galilei is wanted for his crimes of heresy that he has committed by disagreeing with the church's way of thinking. In 1615 a Dominican friar Niccolo Lorini, who had earlier criticized Galileo, files a written complaint with the Inquisition against Galileo's Copernican views. On April 12, April 30, May 10 and June 21,1633 Galileo was put on trial by the inquisition. He is to be made to change his mind about believing in the Copernican theory and to never support that idea. If he does he will be put under house arrest for a period of time chosen by the church. Anybody that works for the church or agrees with what the church is doing help find and arrest Galileo. A reward will be given to anyone that can turn him in.......

DEAD OR ALIVE
 __Notebook Activity:Acrostic Poem__

1.The student has their name and Period. 2.The student uses the name Galileo Galilei for their Acrostic Poem. 3.The student has accurate spelling and grammar. 4.The student includes any of his Philosophy, Physical characteristics, or General information for the poem. 5.The student showed effort and good understanding of Galileo in their work.

G-ot his book "The Assayer" published in 1623.

A-stronomy was what he decided to do after not getting his degree in medicine at __The University Of Pisa__.

L-ooked to make discoveries such as Jupiter's four satellites.

I- mproved the telescope to make it so that you could see farther and clearer.

L-ifetime of new ideas and consequent astronomical discoveries.

E-ven though he was put on house arrest he continued to do his work and published a book right before he died.

O-pened peoples minds to new ideas which made the church mad.

G-ot interogated by the Inquisition before he was put on house arrest.

A-chieved to prove that the world wasn't the center of the solar system, but that in fact it was the sun(Heliocentricity).

L-orini complains to the Inquistion about Galileo's Copernican views.

I-mprisoned in his home for charge of heresy because he believed in Copernicus' views

L-ived during the time of "The Scientific Revolution".

E- ye sight begins to fail and causes him to stop his work.

I-s dead in the year 1642 A.D.

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