theory‚ a universe wherein Galileo Galilei was never born. A world where his discoveries were never made by him specifically: a world of chaos. Without the Enlightenment‚ and without Galileo Galilei‚ so many major scientific discoveries would cease to exist. Galileo’s innovations helped people such as Isaac Newton‚ Edwin Hubble‚ and Johann Nepenuk Maelzel. These people have many such great contributions to the world as a whole and without the influence and guidance of Galileo‚ these contributions would
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The scientific revolution of the Renaissance had its start with Copernican heliocentrism and its culmination‚ a century later‚ with Newtonian mechanics. His most eminent representative‚ however‚ was the Italian scientist Galileo Galilei. In the field of physics‚ Galileo made the first laws of motion; in the astronomy department‚ he confirmed the Copernican theory with his telescopic observations. But none of these valuable contributions have had such significant consequences as the introduction of
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about it. On February 15‚ 1564‚ in the city of Pisa‚ Italy a boy was born that would forever change the way humans look up at the stars every night. Galileo Galilei has been and will forever be known for his discoveries and inventions‚ and how they contributed to our planet. Many known scientific theories have spawn from the ingenious mind of Galileo. Like all discoverers‚ you either make a theory or support a theory. Many people before Galileo’s time thought that the earth was the center of the universe
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amazing thinkers was Galileo Galilei. Galileo was an extraordinary astronomer and inventor. Galileo was born on February 16‚ 1564‚ the oldest of six children in his family. His father‚ Vincenzio Galeli‚ was a merchant and also a musician while his mother‚ Giulia was just a housewife like most wives during their time. It is very interesting that Galileo was so interested in science while his father was a composer and musician. His father was an accomplished lutenist and made sure Galileo knew how to play
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Carolina Gonzalez Professor Johnson HST-101 21 April 2016 Galileo Galilei in the Scientific Revolution What would Physics and Astronomy be like today if Galileo Galilei never existed? Although it is taken for granted that the scientific revolution occurred and changed a lot of things in the sixteenth and seventeenth century‚ it pioneered all of the scientific improvements that stand in place today. However‚ even to present day‚ some scientist such as Steven Shapin argue that there was no such
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Galileo Galilei is one of the most well known and popular scientist beside Albert Einstein. At the very basis of what he did‚ Galileo changed how people looked at the world around them especially the solar system. Eventually the church held a trial against Galileo on the act of heresy and attack on the Aristotelian idea of the universe as the church and many others believed that the earth was at the center of the solar system not the sun. He also had many inventions which helped future scientists
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the foundation of modern astronomy? Galileo Galilei did‚ he was an Italian philosopher‚ astronomer‚ engineer‚ mathematician‚ and physicist. Whom‚ played an important role in the scientific revolution during the Renaissance. The Renaissance began in Italy in the thirteen hundreds and created a “suitable environment…to question scientific doctrine.” ~Wikipedia. One of the great accomplishments of the time period was the development of the Scientific Method. Galileo was so important because he helped
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Galileo Galilei Galileo was famous for many things such as his life‚ important discoveries‚ and how his discoveries impacted future research. He was an astronomer‚ inventor‚ rebel scientist‚ physicist‚ philosopher‚ and mathematician. He developed modern concepts. If it was not for Galileo‚ the universe would not be looked at the same today. He left his marks on this world. Galileo life was very interesting. He was born February 15‚ 1564‚ in Pisa‚ Italy. His parents were Giuilia Ammannati and Vicenzo
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Galileo Galilei is one of the most influential and controversial scientists of all time. Galileo was born on February 15‚ 1564 and died on January 8‚ 1642. He was born in Pisa‚ Italy. He later moved to Florence when he was a young child. As a young adult‚ he was going to become a priest‚ but later he decided to study medicine in the University of Pisa‚ but never completed his degree. He eventually studied mathematics with Ostilio Ricci and Christopher Clavius and began a correspondence with Guildobaldo
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Galileo’s Early Life Galileo Galilei was an Italian mathematician‚ astronomer‚ physicist‚ and philosopher. He was born in Pisa‚ Italy on February 15‚ 1564. He was the first of six children of Vincenzo Galilei‚ a famous composer‚ and music theorist‚ Giulia Ammannat. Because of his contributions‚ he has been called "the father of observational astronomy"‚ "the father of modern physics"‚ "the father of science"‚ and "the father of modern science". Early in life he wanted to join the Church Order‚ however
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