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Galileo was a pivotal figure in the history of science, known for his contributions to motion, astronomy, and the scientific method, as well as for his telescopic discoveries, including Jupiter's largest moons. Born in Pisa in 1564, he faced persecution from the Roman Inquisition for advocating the heliocentric theory, leading to his house arrest until his death in 1642. His innovations in telescope design and observations significantly advanced our understanding of the universe and continue to influence modern astronomy today.

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Galileo was a pivotal figure in the history of science, known for his contributions to motion, astronomy, and the scientific method, as well as for his telescopic discoveries, including Jupiter's largest moons. Born in Pisa in 1564, he faced persecution from the Roman Inquisition for advocating the heliocentric theory, leading to his house arrest until his death in 1642. His innovations in telescope design and observations significantly advanced our understanding of the universe and continue to influence modern astronomy today.

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Galileo

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WHAT IS AN ASTRONOMER?

Astronomers study the origin and structure of the universe, including its planets,
stars, galaxies and black holes.


WHO WAS GALILEO AND WHY WAS HE SO IMPORTANT?

Galileo was a natural philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician who made


fundamental contributions to the sciences of motion, astronomy, and strength of
materials and to the development of the scientific method. He also made
revolutionary telescopic discoveries, including the four largest moons of Jupiter.

WHERE WAS GALILEO FROM AND WHEN WAS HE BORN?

Galileo was born in Pisa on February 15, 1564. He died in Arcetri near Florence,
Italy on January 8, 1642 at age 77 after suffering from heart palpitations and a
fever.

HOW DID GALILEO IMPROVE THE TELESCOPE?

The spyglass-turned-telescope had limitations, some of which Galileo was able to


design around. To reduce distortions such as elongations and blurriness caused by
the curvature of the "objective" lens—the convex lens at the far end of the far end
of the telescope.

WHAT HAPPENED TO GALILEO?

Responding to mounting controversy over theology, astronomy and philosophy, the


Roman Inquisition tried Galileo in 1633, found him "vehemently suspect of heresy",
and sentenced him to house arrest where he remained until his death in 1642.

!!HIS INVENTIONS!!

Galileo's Telescopes-
It had a convex objective lens and a concave eyepiece in a long tube. The main
problem with his telescopes was their very narrow field of view, typically about
half the width of the Moon.

Galileo’s celatone-
The celatone was a device invented by Galileo Galilei to observe Jupiter's moons
with the purpose of finding longitude on Earth.

Galileo’s escapement-
Galileo's escapement is a design for a clock escapement, invented around 1637 by
Italian scientist Galileo Galilei (1564–1642)

GALILEO THEORIES
Galileo continued his study of astronomy and became more and more convinced that
all planets revolved around the Sun. In 1632, he published a book that stated,
among other things, that the heliocentric theory of Copernicus was correct.

In particular, Galileo's observations of the phases of Venus, which showed it to


circle the Sun, and the observation of moons orbiting Jupiter, contradicted the
geocentric model of Ptolemy, which was backed and accepted by the Roman Catholic
Church, and supported the Copernican model advanced by Galileo.

Galileo used his telescope to study the sky and in 1610 he discovered the four
moons that orbit Jupiter (individually called Io, Callisto, Europa and Ganymede,
but more collectively now known as the Galilean Moons). He also observed 'phases'
of Venus, when the planet was more visible at different times.

Are Galileo’s Theories Relevant Today?

Galileo's work laid the foundation for today's modern space probes and telescopes!
In 1989, Galileo Galilei was memorialized with the launch of a Jupiter-bound space
probe bearing his name.

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