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