Galileo
the astronomer
Telescope
making the far near
looking at heavens,instead people
the great scientist
using telescopes to look at heavens
performing experiments (object-distance-time)
his emphasis on observation
His life
Born 1564,Florence
studies greek,latin,and logic
the church condemnation
challenging the teachings of the church
believing in the heliocentric theory
What makes him great
changs the way people look and understand the universe
questions:are science and religion compatible?
His science
obsevation,hypothesis,testing,experimentation,publish the result
Father of modern science
test the hypothesis
consistent measurements can be made