GALILEOBy : Juan Diego

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Vital Statistics

• 1564- born in Pisa Italy • Married to Marina • Had 1 son and 2 daughters• 1642 - died in home prison in

Pisa

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What did he choose to explore?

• Planets• Science of planets• Astronomy

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What Resources did he need?

• Homemade telescope • Paper • Ink & Feather

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What did Galileo contribute to society?

• He built one of the first telescopes

• He found out that Jupiter had 4 moons

• His idea that maybe the Earth was moving around the sun

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Additional Information

• Galileo was in the university of Pisa

• Galileo was teacher of mathematics

• The Catholic church got mad at Galileo because he said that maybe the Earth and the moon were turning in space

• His punishment was to be in prison at his house for the rest of is life

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Bibliography

• Starry Messenger • Galileo and Universe

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