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Unlike his predecessors, he had proof to back up his claims. This was surely frustrating for Galileo's critics, such as the Jesuit Christoph Sheiner. By adding the length of a shadow and the angle at which the sun's rays hit it, Galileo used the shadow method to measure the height of mountains on the moon (Moore 156). "It was the kind of experiment which made Galileo stand head and shoulders above his contemporaries in astronomy" (Moore 156). Not only did he create astoundingly accurate sketches of the moon's surface, he also offered to show any of his critics that he was right, by allowing them to peer into the heavens through the telescopic eye (McTavish 19). .
It is important to note that in 1585 Galileo wrote the textbook "Treatise on the Sphere or Cosmography." It was about astronomy, but maintained geocentrism (Machamer 35). In 1597, his friend, Jacopo Mazzoni, a philosopher, published a book against the motion of the Earth. Mazzoni made some illogical assumptions about how visible the heavens would be if the Earth truly moved. These assumptions were, of course, based on the works of Aristotle. Galileo wrote to him to correct his errors by using simple geometry (Machamer 29). It is suspected that it was at this point that Galileo began to contemplate the possibilty of heliocentric universe. He admitted in 1597 (albeit only in a private letter to his German contemporary Johannes Kepler) to his belief in the Copernican doctrine, but said that he would not come forward with his views because he had no proof, and was afraid of ridicule in the scientific community (McTavish 20). This is further evidence of Galileo's position of modern scientist due to the fact that he never made a statement unless he was completely confident that it was true. We will see several examples of this in astronomy alone. It is exhibited first in his observations of the phases of Venus, and second in his discovery of Jupiter's satellites.
Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa, Italy on May 4, 1564. ... Galileo designed it based upon the pendulum. Eventually Galileo left medical school. ... Galileo died in early January of 1642. ... For this, Galileo Galilei is remembered as a great man and scientist....
Galileo Galilei Galileo was born during the renaissance in Pisa, Italy on February 15, 1564. He was raised by his mom, Giulia Ammanati, and his dad, Vincenzo Galilei. ... Galileo was a math tutor for the next four years in Florence. ... Galileo returned to Pisa in 1589 and became a professor in math. ...
The trial of Galileo Galilei (1633) brought a destructive impact on the world of science and humanism when it was forced to encounter scholasticism and absolutism that held power in the Catholic Church. The devastating result brought about the end of the Italian Renaissance as well as Galileo's liberty. ... In consequence, Galileo was found guilty and was sentenced to formal imprisonment. ... " Some of these views were those of the philosopher Paul Feyerabend, whom he quoted as saying "The Church at the time of Galileo kept much more closely to reason than did Galileo himself, and sh...
This report is about the life and discoveries of Galileo Galilei. Galileo was born is Pisa, Italy on February 15, 1564. ... Galileo began his career at the University of Pisa in 1584. ... Galileo did not truly want to become a doctor, but rather it was his father, Vincenzio Galilei who insisted on the idea. ... Galileo died in Arcetri on January 8, 1642. ...
Many people take the night sky for granted; one man who did not was Galileo Galilei: a man guilty of doing all of the above. ... Galileo Galilei was born in 1564, in Pisa, Italy. His parents were Vincenzo Galilei and Guilia Ammannati. ... Galileo and Maria began a long-term relationship (some say that they didn't marry due to Galileo's financial situation). ... At this point, Galileo was an old, sick man. ...
Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa Italy, in the same year as Shakespeare, 1564. His father, Vincenzio Galilei, was a musician interested in the revival of classical Greek musical forms. Giulia Galilei was his mother. He got his name from Galileo Buonaiuti (a physician in the family) after whom the family had taken the last name Galilei. ... Galileo was also clearly devoted to Maria Celeste. ...
Galileo Galilei was born to Vincenzio Galilei and Giulia Ammannati on February 15, 1564 in the town of Pisa in Italy. ... Galileo has contributed a great deal to modern science and thought. ... For this Galileo created his thermoscope in1597. ... But, after the printing of Galileo's book Dialogue concerning the two chief World Systems, Galileo was again called to face the inquisition. ... Galileo Galilei died on January 8 in 1642 as a heretic. ...
Galileo Galilei discovered that the sun was the center of the universe and immovable. The Church however, disagreed entirely with Galileo's findings, Pope Paul V even went as far as to order Galileo not to teach or defend the theory of a heliocentric universe. When Galileo published a book on his findings, the Church brought Galileo to a Holy Inquisition where they tortured him, and threatened him into retracting his theories. ...
Galileo Galilei was an astronomer and mathematician, he was, a man ahead of his time. ... Galileo Galilei was a great scientist and pioneer in the fields of mechanics, astronomy, thermometry, and magnetism, although mechanics and astronomy were his main passions. ... Since Galilei's vision of a metamorphosing universe came in direct conflict with the views of Aristotle, views held by and supported by the church, Galileo was eventually called before the Inquisition and forced to recant his views. Nonetheless, Galileo Galilei made significant contributions to the scientific community...
