Galileo
Galileo (1564- 1642) was an Italian astronomer and physicist whose discoveries in mechanics and astronomy contribute greatly to the progression of Science. He started his Science career at the University of Pisa where he studied to be a physician. Galileo made his first important discovery while still studying in Pisa when he was only 19, it was when he was in the cathedral observing the swinging action of the hanging lamps, he wondered if the duration of their swings was always the same regardless of the distance they traveled. He used his pulse as a time keeper and found out he was right, so he set off back home to experiment. In Galileo’s third year at Pisa he began to study mathematics and he was so fascinated by it that he stopped studying medicine and decided to return to Florence. After only five years of studying math and physics in Florence he was nominate
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