Max Fernandez Galileo Galilei was born on February 15, 1564 and died on January 8, 1642. Galileo was an Italian mathematics professor who made major discoveries that had long-lasting implications in both the field of mathematics and physics. In addition, he built a telescope that helped to support the Copernican theory of a heliocentric solar system. When he was growing up he was exposed to the Aristotelian view of the world which was the only Scientific view sanctioned by the Catholic Church. This view of the world piqued Galileo’s interest and led him to a career of mathematics and science. Galileo continued to study the different fields of mathematics. In addition, he held many minor teaching position. During his study on an object’s motion he published The Little Balance which described the hydrostatic principles of weighing small quantities. His findings led to a teaching job at the University of Pisa where he conducted his famous experiments on the motion of falling objects from the Tower of Pisa and published his findings in a manuscript Du Motu. Due the success of his work, Galileo became quite arrogant and made harsh criticisms of Aristotle. Because of this, he lost his teaching position in the University of Pisa. However, Galilei soon found a new position in …show more content…
He also built a hydrostatic balance for measuring small objects. These works gave him more recognition. That same year, Galileo refined his theories on motion and falling objects, and developed the universal law of acceleration. These are principles which all objects in the universe obeyed. Galileo began to publicly express his support of the Nicolaus Copernicus’ theory that the earth and planets revolved around the sun. This challenged the ideas of Aristotle and the established doctrine set by the Catholic