Galileo Galilei T J Osler

Galileo Galilei (15 February 1564 – 8 January 1642

Galileo Galileo was born in Pisa, in the Tuscany region of Italy, on February 15, 1564, In 1609, Italian Scientist Galileo Galilei heard about the invention of a spyglass. He made one for himself and turned it on the heavens.Galileo Galilei

Replica of Galileo’s Telescope

It was on this page that Galileo first noted an observation of the moons of Jupiter.moonsJupiter

Phases of Venus

To the moons of Jupiter, Galileo gave the name Sidera Medicea ("Medicean stars") in honor ofCosimo de Medici, the Grand Duke of Tuscany, whom Galileo served as "first philosopher and mathematician" after leaving the University of Pisa in 1610Cosimo de MediciGrand Duke The Starry Messenger was a sensational success, and Galileo became well known throughout Europe. In 1611, Galileo traveled to Rome, where the Collegio Romano, at the behest of Robert Bellarmino, confirmed Galileo's findingsStarry MessengerCollegio Romano

Period of a pendulum is independent of its amplitude Dome of the cathedral of Pisa with the "lamp of Galileo"

In 1633, Galileo was convicted of "grave suspicion of heresy" based on the book, which was then placed on the Index of Forbidden Books, from which it was not removed until 1835 heresyIndex of Forbidden Books

1633 Trial of Galileo

Galileo's trial began on April 12, Over the next two months, Galileo would be called before the Inquisition on three separate occasions.

Galileo was convicted and sentenced to house arrest

Galileo died at Arcetri, near Florence, on January 8, In that same year Newton was born and would carry forward the torch of knowledge by uniting Kepler's Planetary Laws with Galileo's mathematical physics to perfect the Law of Universal Gravitation,Galileo died