Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) proved to be the first dramatic example of conflict between science

and religion. Galileo introduced and correctly explained the idea- what is the acceleration of a

free falling object, by doing this he quashed the previous theories of his predecessor, Aristotle.

Aristotle came up with the theory that the weight of an object and the medium through which it

was moving determined the downward speed of the object. Galileo, after having carried out

numerous experiments concluded that in a vacuum, an object accelerated independent of its

weight. He proved this by rolling a ball down a ramp at different angles and calculated the

acceleration. He found that the rate of acceleration was constant, according to the equation:

a=v/t. Aristotle's thoughts tended to deal with the physical world we live in, Galileo on the other

hand was more concerned with an ideal world.

The modern age of science began in 1543 with the publication of Copernicus's book 'On

the revelation of the celestial orbs' . A key feature of the new science was mathematical

reasoning and quantifiable observati

how the church would react but how academics would view it. He was afraid because Aristotle's

he was held in high regards by the church. His views left the church with three options;

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