When Galileo Galilei was younger many interesting things happened . Galileo galilei was born in Pisa,Italy ; to Vincenzo Galilei and Giulia Ammannati . As a child Galileo was the eldest of six children yet only four of the names are known because the other 2 children did not survive infancy . Michelangelo was the youngest of the six children. Galileo's full name was Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti da' Galilei. At the age of 8, his family moved to Florence, but he was sent to live with Jacopo Borghini for two years. Galileo was proved to be very intelligent as a child . Galileo was a young boy who enjoyed music and painting as expected because of the household he lived in , Galileo was always constructing mechanical toys for his amusement . Vincenzio was determined his son should learn and inherit his business of selling wool , but he made it his top priority to get him well-educated . When Galileo was 10, his father sent him to a nearby school ; the school was the monastery at Santa Maria Vallombrosa . Monks would teach Galileo to prepare him for University . Galileo studied many different subjects such as Latin,Greek,Logic, and Religion .Galileo became skilled on several musical instruments such as the lute . Galileo also wrote some poems as a kid . Most of what Galileo studied was from the writing of St. Thomas Aquinas . Aquinas was a priest and philosopher who lived from 1226 to 1274 ; he studied ideas of the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle.
Galileo Galilei had many people that were very influential to him. Copernicus influenced Galileo very much . Copernicus created the sun-center, theory. The Catholic Church did not support this theory, yet Galileo strongly believed that it was true, and attempted to prove it, using ...
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...ial telescope, or spyglass. On 25 August 1609, he demonstrated his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers. His telescopes were profitable. He could sell them to merchants who found them useful at sea and as items of trade.
On 7 January 1610 Galileo observed with his telescope stars all close to Jupiter, and in a straight line. On January 10th, Galileo noticed that one of them had disappeared. Within a few days he thought that they were orbiting Jupiter: He had discovered three of Jupiter's four largest moons, He discovered the fourth on January 13th. These moons are now called Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. Galileo named the group of four stars, in honor of his business support group, Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Cosimo's three brothers. Later astronomers, however, renamed them Galilean satellites in honor of the one who discovered them.
Galileo even as a boy seemed destined to challenge the scientific thought of the day. He has often been characterized as a pioneer of rebellion against authority. If that was true then he was only following in his father’s footsteps. His Father, a revolutionary man in the world of music who spoke out against the music theories of his day, was quoted as saying, "It appears to me that those who try to prove an assertion by relying simply on the weight of authority act very absurdly" (White, 196). Galileo continued in his father’s rebellion against contemporary views with his support of a helio-centric-universe, a view previously argued by Copernicus, but for the most part ignored by scientists for its contradiction with the established, church-endorsed system of Ptolemy.
John Calvin was born July 10th, 1509, in Noyon, Picardy. He was raised up in a staunch Roman Catholic family. Early in his life, Calvin’s father was employed by the local bishop as an administrator at the town’s cathedral. With this newly acquired job, John Calvin’s father wanted Calvin to be a priest. Due to the fact that his family had close ties with the bishop and his noble family, Calvin’s classmates in Noyon were aristocratic and culturally influential in his childhood.
...nclusion, Galileo Galilei’s heliocentric theory created tension with the church since they thought he was contradicting their beliefs, but in actuality, he was a religious man recognizing the new scientific era and gaining knowledge and sharing his knowledge. The Church was feeling like their beliefs were threatened since they refused to look at Galilei’s ideas and reconsider the understanding of their own. Galileo Galilei’s ideas and publication of the heliocentric theory represented the new ideas of the scientific revolution which clashed with the old ideas of the Church, based on religion and philosophy.
After reading this letter I feel that Galileo had a very opinionated outlook on life and was heavily involved in a struggle for freedom of inquiry. Galileo was a person who had many strong beliefs and would not let people or a document have a say in what he believes.
Galileo was born in Pisa Italy on February 15, 1564. Galileo was the first born child to Vincenzo Galilei and Giulia Ammannati. His family moved to Florence Italy after living in Pisa for ten years. In Florence he received education at the Camaldolese monastery in Vallombrosa. Later on in his life he decided to study medicine at the University of Pisa to study medicine. Wh...
The first record of the movement of the planets was produced by Nicolaus Copernicus. He proposed that the earth was the center of everything, which the term is called geocentric. Kepler challenged the theory that the sun was the center of the earth and proposed that the sun was the center of everything; this term is referred to as heliocentric. Kepler’s heliocentric theory was accepted by most people and is accepted in today’s society. One of Kepler’s friends was a famous person named Galileo. Galileo is known for improving the design and the magnification of the telescope. With improvement of the telescope Galileo could describe the craters of the moon and the moons of Jupiter. Galileo also created the number for acceleration of all free falling objects as 9.8 meters per second. Galileo’s and Kepler’s theories were not approved by all people. Their theories contradicted verses in the bible, so the protestant church was extremely skeptical of both Galileo and Kepler’s
Leonardo da Vinci was born in Vinci, Italy on April 15, 1452. His father, Ser Piero di Antonio da Vinci, was not married to Leonardo’s mother, a poor girl named Caterina. Leonardo’s parents went their separate ways and married other people. Leonardo lived with his mother, grandmother, and his mother’s future husband for five years of his life, but Leonardo’s father claimed custody of Leonardo when he discovered that his current wife was unable to have children. Leonardo da Vinci’s father fathered 12 other children with several wives. Although these children shared the same father as Leonardo da Vinci they did not share his intellectual gifts.
In 1610 he was one of the first people to use the telescope to observe
Galileo, Science, and the Church by Jerome J. Langford. Science and the church, two things that you would not ordinarily think would go together until Galileo came along. Galileo, a man that stuck his head out to the world, but especially to the church, when maybe he should have done things a little differently. This particular book shows many accounts of the troubles between Galileo and the church, and with other bystanders. The book goes through the ups and downs of Galileo and the church, the hardships, and friendships that people held, and how hard it was to keep those friendships during the days of Galileo.
Another important individual who drove history was the Italian astronomer and scientist Galileo Galilei. Galileo discovered something so important that it changed the selfish perspective that humans were the center of the universe and led to the growth of human knowledge. Utilizing mathematics and a telescope he had developed, Galileo observed that the planets revolved around the sun and not the Earth. This was a significant discovery because not only did it contradict what the church had taught, it also showed that the universe was not what it seemed. With this truth uncovered, many people began to fascinate over the universe. This triggered people to begin studying space extensively and eventually lead to present day space exploration. Galileo also left a lasting impression upon many great minds, such as Sir Isaac Newton, who used Galileo's research and theories to further his own studies such as the physical laws, and their properties.
In August, Galileo demonstrated it to some Venetian merchants. in 1609, he made the decision to turn his telescope towards the sky. In March 1610, he published a small booklet, The Starry Messenger, revealing his discoveries that the moon was not flat and smooth, but that it was a sphere with mountains and craters. He also He also found Venus had phases like the moon. He discovered Jupiter had revolving moons.
Galileo Galilei is a good person who was unjustly put in jail for solid fact and because your church didn’t want to believe him. He studied many subjects, such as astronomy and mathematics. He proved the Copernican theory with solid evidence, and your clergy decides to put him in jail! His discovery would revolutionize the world of science, and you choose to push him away, locked up from society? That’s not good. Galileo should be set free from jail and all charges because a) The Sun, and all of the other planets are also creations of God, therefore, if the Sun was in the center, and all of the planets, including Earth, revolved around it, the Earth wouldn’t be “less special”, or whatever you want to call it. It’s the same now as it would be if the Sun were in the center of the universe. B) Galileo has the freedom to share his ideas with the world. If he, or someone else, decides to translate any of his works into any language, then that’s fine! C) Think about it: did Aristotle have the telescope-thing-a-majigger that Galileo has now? No, he didn’t! Aristotle didn’t have the supplies to back up
In 1609 the telescope was invented and Galileo began making his own lenses for better telescopes and then started looking at the sky. In December and January (1609-1610) it is said that he made more discoveries that changed the world that anyone has made before or since. He wrote a book called the “Starry Messenger”, and said that there were mountains on the moon, the Milky Way was made up of many stars, and there were small bodies in orbit around Jupiter. He used his mathematical skills to calculate the motions of these bodies around Jupiter. In 1610 he started looking at Saturn and discovered the rings, and the phases of Saturn (just like our moon’s phases).
Quest for Identity in The Life of Galileo by Brecht Throughout the course of history, from era to era, mankind has been on a continuous attempt to perpetuate what they perceive as the truth; and in doing so, embark on a quest to find their true identity and place in life. One must realize that the common theme in all literature is the search for identity and belonging. Bertolt Brecht, author of "The Life of Galileo," effectively uses the developing character Galileo Galilei to portray a strong message; a message which five hundred years after the fact has still not been completely comprehended. Through Galileo's continuous battle with the Church in prevailing his work, Brecht is telling the readers that in any one man's attempt to propagate the truth, whether it be in terms of literature, discoveries or new technologies, there is always an opposing power to suppress this new found truth. In doing so, it is through such opposing power against the search for truth that suppresses our ability to think.
The earliest known telescope was created by Hans Lippershey in 1608. Others have claimed to have made the discovery of telescope but according to documents, he is the earliest who has applied for the patent. The telescope had an convex objective lens and a concave eyepiece.