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Galileo Galilei was born near Pisa, Italy, on February 15, 1564 (Drake). Galileo was the first child of Vincezio Galiei, a merchant and a musician (Jaki 289). In 1574, Galileo's family moved from Pisa to Florence, where Galileo started his formal education (Jaki 289). Seven years latter, in 1581, Galileo entered the University of Pisa as a medical student (Drake). In 1583, home on vacation from medical school, Galileo began to study mathematics and physical sciences (Jaki 289). A Family friend and professor at the Academy of Design, Ostilio Ricci, worked on translating some of Archimedes, which Galileo read and became interested in. This is where Galileo got his deep interest in Archimedes (Jaki 289). When returning to medical school, medical school became less appealing to Galileo, and his deep interests in Archimedes and mathematics drew him in, Galileo left without a degree in 1584 (Drake). Starting his studies, in 1585, in Aristotelian physics and cosmology, Galileo had to leave the University of Pisa before he got his degree, because of financial problems (Jaki 289). Going back to Florence, Galileo spent three unsuccessful years looking for a teaching position (Jaki 289). During this time Ga
Drake, Stillman. "Galileo Galilei." 1999 Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. Grolier Interactive Inc. 1998. In 1616, as a result of proving Copernicus' theory the church got mad at Galileo and called him before the inquisition (Jaki 290). The inquisition pardoned Galileo because Galileo was a loyal Catholic who remained loyal throughout this entire ordeal. The Cardinal who help Galileo though the ordeal latter became Pope Urban VIII (Jaki 290). Jaki, Stanley L. "Galileo." Encyclopedia of World Biography. 1973 ed. Galileo spent the next six years writing the book Dialogue concerning the Two Chief World Systems (Jaki 291). It had four parts to it relating to the earth and the moon. The first part was the universe is not perfect like the surface of the moon is rough. Second, was explanation of celestial phenomena. Third, was the debate of the earth going around the sun and was explained by the moving of the stars and that the earth moved in two way and it didn't affect the earth. And forth, the tides prove the earths two ways of motion (Jaki 291).
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