Galileo Galilei 1564-1642
His condemnation arose a question : Are science & religion compatible or must they always be at odds with one another?
Work / Contributions
Established a mathematical formal relationship between the motion of an object time and distance
forms the basis of the modern science of physics
used the scientific Method
1609 took the earliest telescope and transformed it into a better one
supported the Copernican World Model
failed to prove the ptolemiac world model wrong
discovered 4 moons of jupiter
discovered sunspots
discovered phases of venus
One of the greatest scientists of all time
Catholic Church
caused problems with the Catholic Church
Galileo challenged the natural philosophy of the day / challenged the teachings of the church
was fighting against the Protestant Christianity in Northern Europe
expected its followers to display absolute obedience and loyalty to the Pope
Who
born 1564 in Pisa, Italy
physicist, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher
Became professor of mathematics at the University of Pisa& the University of Padua
first person to use a telescope to observe the sky
1610-1632: Appointed to a position as court philosopher
1633: Condemned by the Holy Inquisition of the Roman Catholic Church and confined to his villa under house arrest for the rest of his life