Galileo Galilei was born february 15, 1564. Galileo was an Italian genius he was famous for many things. He was famous as an Astronomer, Mathematician, Philosopher, Rebel Scientist, Physicist. But he was most famous for his contributions to astronomy. Galileo provided a number of scientific insights that laid the foundation for future scientists. He discovered and founded the laws of motion and improvements on the telescope helped further the understanding of the world and universe around him. In 1581, Galileo went to the University of Pisa to study medicine. While studying at the university, Galileo discovered that he had a talent for mathematics. He was able to persuade his father to allow him to leave the university to become a tutor in …show more content…
Such as mountains on the moon, and moons around Jupiter. In 1610, Galileo's first scientific book The Starry Messenger was published, describing what he had seen. With his new findings, Galileo also began to compare the theories of Ptolemy (which stated that all planets, including the sun orbited the Earth) and Copernicus (which stated that the sun was the center of the universe). Galileo realized, even during his earliest studies (published in his book on motion)that the speed of a falling body is independent of its weight . He argued as Aristotle did, that the manner in which a body falls does depend on it weigh. In contrast, objects being affected by gravity will have the same speed at all times. Early in 1616, Galileo was accused of being a heretic, a person who opposed Church teachings. Heresy was a crime for which people were sometimes sentenced to death. Galileo was cleared of charges of heresy, but was told that he should no longer publicly state his belief that Earth moved around the Sun. Galileo continued his study of astronomy and became more and more convinced that all planets revolved around the Sun. In 1632, he published a book that stated, among other things, that the heliocentric theory of Copernicus was correct. Galileo was once again called before the Inquisition and this time was found guilty of