Biography Of Galileo
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Galileo was born near Pisa, on February 15, 1564. His father,
Vincenzo Galilei, played an important role in the musical revolution from
medieval polyphony to harmonic modulation. Galileo was taught by monks at
Vallombrosa and then entered the University of Pisa in 1581 to study
medicine. He soon tu ....
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.... path of projectiles, studied the motions of pendulums, and
investigated mechanics and the strength of materials. He showed little
interest in astronomy, although beginning in 1595 he preferred the
Copernican theory (sun centered theory)—that the earth revolves around the
sun. Only the Copernican model supported Galileo's tide theory, which was
based on motions of the earth.
In 1609 he heard that the Dutch had invented a spyglass, what is
now called a telescope. In August of that y ....
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