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| GALILEO GALILEI Born: Feb 15, 1564 in Pisa, Italy Died: Jan 8, 1642 in Arcetri (near Florence) A Galileo Timeline 1597 - constructed a military compass. 1609 - Built a "telescope" (although he was not the first to do so.) 1610 - supported heliocentrism (Sun-centered universe) and free scientific inquiry 1632 ( The Inquisition ) - Galileo was forced to recant his ideas and the Catholic Church placed him under house arrest for the rest of his life. Key Figures in the Trial Animations: Galileo's Law of Falling Bodies The Moons of Jupiter Links: Galileo Project Inventions Catholic Encyclopedia Biography NOVA - Galileo NASA - Quest BBC Famous Quotes: "All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them " "I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him." "I do not feel obliged to believe that God, who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect, has intended us to forgo their use." |
