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Scientist Biographical Essay, Galileo
Title: Scientist Biographical Essay, Galileo
Category: Science & Technology / Biology
Details: Words: 416 | Pages: 1.8 (approximately 235 words/page)
Scientist Biographical Essay, Galileo
Galileo, Italian physicist and astronomer, was born at Pisa February 15, 1564 and died at Arcetri, near Florence, January 8, 1642. In 1581 he entered the University of Pisa to study medicine and the Aristotelian philosophy, but soon abandoned medicine for mathematics and physical science. In 1585 he left the university and went to Florence to study under Otilio Ricci. He was professor of mathematics at Pisa 1589-91, and at Padua 1592-1610, lecturing there to crowds of enthusiastic pupils from all over Europe. …showed first 75 words of 416 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 416 total…contributions to science are his formulation of the laws governing failing bodies, the invention of the telescope, the discovery of the isochronism of the pendulum, and numerous astronomical discoveries, including the phases of Venus, four satellites of Jupiter, and the spots on the sun. His works were stricken from the Index in 1835. The most important are The System of the World, in Four Dialogues (Florence, 1632); and Mathematical Discourses and demonstrations touching two new Sciences (Leyden, 1638).
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