Galelio the Great Scientist

Who was he?

An Italian who was born in Florenace in1564 and died in 1642

He became an important thinker and scholar

What makes him great?

He changed the world, the way people think

He became history's most famous "martyr for science"

What makes him a great scientist?

He introduced the first telescope in 1609

He built the foundation of modern science in physics between (1590-1610)

why is science that Galelio did?

First: observe nature and understands it

Second: come up with a way to test the observation

Third: Experiment

Fourth: Publish the results

What makes Galelio's science different?

He tested his hypothesis and then came up with results

Galelio's trial

Proved that science and religion cannot co-exist

Did the Roman Catholic Church condemn Galelio

Galelio made enemies in and out of the church

He challenged the church

He defended the copernicus theory