GALILEO GALILEI

CLAS 2F:
Martina Marongiu , Roberta Sanna, Simone Salis, Alice Ortu, Laura Ortu, Elisa Piras, Beatrice Gherrino,
Nicole Lutzu, Marco Chessa e Alessio Nieddu.

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WHO WAS GALILEO GALILEI?

Galileo Galilei was an Italian
physicist , philosopher ,
astronomer and
mathematician. He is
considered the father of
modern science. Galileo
Galilei was born in Pisa on
February 15th 1564 , and died
on January 8th 1642

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DISCOVERIES
Galileo Galilei noticed that the moon had a dotted surface
with hills and valleys

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WHICH INSTRUMENTS DID HE USE ?

He did is discoveries with the telescophe. On October
2nd 1608 the States General of Holland supported
Galilei s request for <<a device for observing
distance>>. Galileis telescophe was
boosted by a Dutch spectacle maker called
Sacharias Janssen.

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Galilei wrote a book named The dialogue over the two highs systems of the world
where he talked about the distinction between the celestial and terrestial worlds.

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The action of Galileo Galilei , a supporter of the Copernican heliocentric theory of the motion of

celestial bodies in opposition to the geocentric theory , supported by the Catholic Church , began in
Rome 12th April 1633 and ended on June 22nd 1633. He was condemned for heresy.

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His ideas were accepted by:

Giovanni Keplero,

Nicol Copernico,

Tycho Brahe,
Claudio Tolomeo

Isaac Newton

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