Galileo Galilei: The Trial Of Galileo

Galileo Galilei on Trial Galileo was born on Feb 15, 1564 in Pisa (Machamer). He was born when there was no such thing as ‘science’, yet by the time he died science was well on its way to becoming a discipline and its concepts and method a whole philosophical systems (Machamer). Galileo started to study for the priesthood, but left and enrolled for a medical degree (Machamer). He never completed this degree but instead studied mathematics notably with Ostilio Ricci, the mathematician of the Tuscan court (Machamer). Galileo was appointed to the chair of mathematics in Pisa with the help of Clavius and del Monte (Machamer). In 1592 he was appointed, at a much larger salary, to the position of mathematician at the University of Padua (Machamer). It was during his Paduan period that Galileo worked out much of his mechanics and began his work with the telescope (Machamer). In 1610 he published The Starry Messenger, and soon after accepted a position as Mathematician and Philosopher to the Grand Duke of Tuscany (Machamer). In 1613 – 1614 Galileo entered into discussions of Copernicanism
Galileo would not be imprisoned, but would be sentenced to house arrest (Machamer). In 1633, Galileo would be allowed to retire to his villa in Arcetri, outside of Florence. During this time he would finish his last book, Discourses on the Two New Sciences, which would be published in 1638, by Louis Elzivier (Galileo Galilei). The book did not mention Copernicanism at all, and Galileo professed amazement at how it could have been published (Machamer). The summary of the judgment of the trial of Galileo was that the Church most likely acted within its authority (Machamer). Due poor health and his age, Galileo would die on January 8, 1642. (Galileo