Galileo

//"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use."

Italian natural philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician who made contributions to the sciences of motion, astronomy, and strength of materials. His formulation of (circular) inertia, the law of falling bodies, and parabolic trajectories marked the beginning of change in the study of motion. His insistence that the book of nature was written in the language of mathematics changed natural philosophy from a verbal, qualitative account to a mathematical one in which experimentation became a recognized method for discovering the facts of nature. Finally, his discoveries with the telescope revolutionized astronomy and paved the way for the acceptance of the Copernican heliocentric system, but his support of that system eventually resulted in an Inquisition process against him. He was believed to have been tortured and sentenced to house arrest for the rest of his life. He died seven years later.
 * Galileo Galilei **//

Timeline
 * February 18, 1564:** ·birth of Galileo Galilei in the Tuscan city of Pisa.
 * 1581:** ·Galileo enrolls in the University of Pisa to pursue a degree in medicine.
 * 1585:** ·Galileo leaves the University of Pisa without having obtained a degree.
 * 1589-1592:** ·Galileo teaches in Pisa, and reportedly makes his famous velocity experiment dropping objects off of the Leaning Tower of Piza.
 * Summer 1609:** ·News of the invention of the telescope reaches Italy; Galileo develops his own device in August.
 * Autumn 1609:** ·Galileo makes his first observations using his telescope, discovers uneven surface of the moon.
 * January 1610:** ·Galileo discovers four moons orbiting Jupiter.
 * October 1623:** ·Galileo's treatise on comets, //The Assayer,// is published with Urban VIII's blessing.
 * 1624-1629:** ·Galileo works on his //Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems// from his home outside Florence.
 * February 1632:** ·//Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems// published in Florence, with tentative Papal approval.
 * August 1632:** ·Inquisition bans further printing of the //Dialogue. //
 * September 23, 1632:** ·Galileo summoned to Rome.
 * April 12, 1633:** ·Galileo interrogated for the first time.
 * April 30, 1633:** ·Galileo interrogated again.
 * May 10, 1633:** ·Third interrogation; Galileo begs for mercy.
 * June 21, 1633:** ·Final interrogation. The following day, Galileo is officially charged with heresy; he is forced to confess his errors, renounce the Copernican system, and accept the Church's judgment. He is sentenced to imprisonment "for a period determinable at our pleasure."
 * December 1633:** ·Galileo is allowed to return to the village of Arcetri, outside Florence, where he lives under house arrest
 * 1637:** ·Galileo's eyesight begins to fail.
 * 1638:** ·Galileo's //Dialogues Concerning Two New Sciences// is published in Holland. John Milton visits Galileo in Arcetri.
 * January 8, 1642:** ·Death of Galileo

Wanted! Galileo Galilei Wanted for Hersey against the Catholic Church by claiming our perfectly spherical Earth revolved around the Sun in an eliptical pattern. This is Hersey and Treason against out beloved King! Anyone found reading his works or discussing any of this nonsense will be brought before the Inquisition and tried as a Heretic. The reward for bringing him in alive is $20,000, and dead is $5,000, we want to torture him ourselves. Bring him to your closest Church bound in rope to claim your reward.

Hero! Galileo is a hero of heroes in this day! He has successfully dispelled the set system of thought and gave us a more rational and intelligent system for us to base our astronomy upon! He is truely a scientist of the highest calibur! He also taught us how a heavier object falls faster than a lighter one! How could we not have figured this all out before? Remember to support Galileo in his future court hearing infront of the Inquisition.

Notebook Activities:

To-Do List Using the information above, create a To-Do List for Galileo Galilei. The To-Do List must include a minimum of 5 activities, and 2-3 sentences for an explaination. Example:

1. Create a new distanced ocular vision device. Galileo created his own telescope in the summer of 1609. It furthered his research in astronomy greatly.

2. Write a book of my ideas. Galileo's book was later put on the Index due to its proving Heliocentrism. His book was a cornerstone of modern astronomy.

3. Finish college. Galileo never finished college, even though he taught at a university. He dropped out in 1585.

4.Drop objects off of the Leaning Tower of Piza. His greatest experiment, and the one he is most famous for, is dropping objects off of the Leaning Tower of Piza. He proved that heavier objects fall faster, proving the existance of gravity.

5. Get new glasses. In his older agem Galileo's eyesight began to fail. He would be nearly blind when he died in his home while under house arrest.

Wallet notebook activity: Create 5 things that you think would be in the wallet of Galileo Galilei, and explain each item with 2 or 3 well developed sentences. Example:

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