8-4Galileo

 Galileo Galilei was born on February 15, 1564 near Pisa. Galileo was the son of a musician. He began to study medicine at the University of Pisa but changed to philosophy and mathematics. In 1589, he became professor of mathematics at Pisa. In 1592, he moved to become a mathematics professor at the University of Padua, he held that spot until 1610. During this time he worked on a lot of different experiments. In 1609, Galileo heard about the invention of the telescope in Holland, this made him pursue onto other things. He constructed a superior version and made many astronomical discoveries without seeing an example. His work on astronomy made him famous and he was appointed court mathematician in Florence. In 1614, Galileo was accused of heresy (any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position) for his support of the Copernican theory that stated the sun was at the center of the solar system. This was revolutionary at a time when most people believed the Earth was in the center spot. In 1616, he was not allowed to teach or advocate these theories according to the church. In 1632, he was condemned for heresy again after his book __"Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems"__ was published. This set out the arguments for and against the Copernican theory in the form of a discussion between two men. Galileo was evoked to appear before the Inquisition in Rome. He was convicted and sentenced to life in prisonm, later they let him go and he reduced to permanent house arrest at his village in Arcetri, south of Florence. He was also forced to publicly withdraw his support for Copernican theory. Although he was now going blind he continued to write. In 1638, his "__Discourses Concerning Two New Sciences"__ was published with Galileo's ideas on the laws of motion and the principles of mechanics. Galileo died in Arcetri on 8 January 1642. Work Cited http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/galilei_galileo.shtml Mabillard, Amanda. "Shakespeare's Royal Palaces and Inns of Court." __Shakespeare Online__. 10 Dec. 2000.< http://www.shakespeare-online.com/theatres/the royalpalaces.html >. ©1999-2007 Amanda Mabillard. All Rights Reserved.//Last updated 11/22/2008 (Articals)// 