GALILEO GALILEE. A Astronomer, Father of Modern Science

 

GALILEO GALILEE. A Astronomer, Father of Modern Science

EARLY LIFE: 

Galileo galilee was born on 15 February 1564 in Pisa, Italy. His father name was Vincenzo who was a musician by profession. Galileo also learn to play lute. He was eldest child from seven children. His family was not rich but very noble. His family moved to Florence in 1570 . In 1581 he started studying medicine in university of Pisa but soon he realised that his interest is in maths so he left his degree although his father force him to study medicine but he left without finishing his degree. From 1589 to 1610 , he was the chair of mathematician in the university of Pisa then Padua.

Galileo had three children Marina Gamba whom he never married. Two daughters was nun and one son named, Vincenzo Gamba.

 EXPERIMENT AND DISCOVERIES:

During 1589 to 1610 he performed a important experiment with the help of falling bodies which make a

huge contribution in physics . In 1609 he also built his first telescope by improving the  Dutch design for the use of astronomy, nobody use the telescope before him. In January 1610 he also discovered Jupiter stars the planets four moons and called them “the Starry m which made him celebrity in Italy. As the name of the book was Cosmo II he become very impress and made Galileo philosopher and mathematician. He also become the outspoken advocate of Copernican model and he also discovered phases of Venus.

Galileo discovered a thermometer a thermometer is similar to a modern-day thermometer, but inside a glass tube, a liquid rises and falls as temperatures rise or fall.

BOOKS:

Galileo published a lot of books including The Starry messenger in 1610, Discoveries of bodies in water in 1612 and a booklet that describes that the moon is static.

GALILEO A RENAISSANCE MAN:

Galileo was an important figure in the history of renaissance as he made a lot of discoveries. He is credited with revolutionising astronomy and is regarded as a forerunner of contemporary science. Furthermore, he used the telescope to transform astronomy, which had hitherto relied on observations and measurements performed with the naked eye for millennia. Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was a Renaissance-era Italian mathematician and scientist whose contributions to astronomy and physics were outweighed only by his involvement in extending the concept of scientific truth as more determinative of reality than Chiropter directives. He is possibly most remembered for discovering Jupiter’s four most massive moons, today known as the Galilean moons: Io, Ganymede, Europa, and Callisto, with his telescope. In the 1990s, NASA launched a mission to Jupiter named Galileo in honour of the famous astronomer.

Galileo was the most influential individual throughout the Renaissance since everything he discovered and invented was based on his discoveries and inventions.

Galileo and the church controversy: 

After Galileo build telescope in 1609 he started supporting Copernican theory that says that the earth and

other planets revolve around the sun which cause alot of problems for Galileo as this theory of Copernican was against Bible and Aristotle.

In 1613, Galileo wrote a letter to the to a student describing all the situation  that letter become viral and made problem for Galileo in 1616 Galileo get the order of “hold, teach and defend any manner”of Copernican theory which he obeyed for seven years. In 1623 Galileo friend become pop who allow Galileo to continue his work on astronomy and work on Copernican theory in the form of discussion. After sometime the church and pop realised that Galileo is doing wrong and giving all the explanation weirdly they punished Galileo and house arrest him and they also ask to not publish any work which he avoid. In 1638 Galileo wrote two new sciences. Galileo published alot of work in meanwhile he also become blind because of health issues. Howsoever in 20^th century pop acknowledge the work of Galileo.

Death:

Galileo died because of fever and heart palpitations on 8^th January 1642.

Galileo earned the title of “The father of modern science” and played a major role in scientific revolution.