Galileo Galilei Presentation by

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Galileo GalileiPresentation by

• Joyce Massey
• Sara Fisher
• Debbie Bassette

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Family
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Welcome to the world of Galileo

• Born Feb. 15, 1504 in Pisa, Italy
• Parents are Vincenzo Galilei and Giulia degli
  Ammannati
• Mother of his children was Marina Gamba,
  Galileos housekeeper

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Galileo's Daughters

• Virginia was oldest daughter and first child
• Livia was second child and youngest daughter

Virginia
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The Life of Virginia and Livia

• Galileo placed daughters in convent for life
• Daughters were too young to make own decisions
• Virginia changed her name to Sister Maria Celeste
• Livia changed her name to Sister Arcangela

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Vincenzio Galilei

• Born in 1606
• Galileos youngest child

Son
Galileo's
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WHAT WAS HAPPENING DURING GALILEO'S
LIFETIME 1500'S - 1600'S
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• Europe books were written mainly by monks for
  other churchmen and for rulers.
• Most were portions of the Bible and some
  classical texts
• Written with a quill pen by monks

• The works of classical authors were copied and
  annotated.

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• American Gothic (1930) was painted by the
  20th-century American artist Grant Wood.
• It is Woods most famous painting, and depicts a
  farmer and his wife in a style influenced by
  15th-century
• Depicts rural America

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15th Century
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RENAISSANCE ART

• Churches (15th century onward) were constructed
  in Italy and then north of the Alps.
• Composed of lucid arcades, files of columns, and
  domes

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16th century

• The rapier was introduced in Italy, and the art
  of fencing was established in schools.
• A dagger in the other hand, and later a folded
  cloak, replaced the shield.
• Eventually the non sword arm was left free and
  held away from the sword arm to minimize the
  target area.

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16th century
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1600s

• children's book, called the hornbook, appeared
• It consisted of a printed page covered by a
  transparent sheet of horn and mounted on a square
  of wood with a handle at one end for the child to
  hold.

• Used for elementary instruction
• contained alphabets, the Lord's Prayer, Roman
  numerals, and the like.

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Galileo's Accomplishments
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"In questions of science, the authority of a
thousand is not worth the humblereasoning of a
single individual" Galileo
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Galileo Timeline

• Taught by monks
• 1581 entered University of Pisa to study medicine
• 1583 discovered laws of the pendulum
• 1585 quit University and studies on his own

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Time Line (cont.)

• 1594 Receives 1st patent
• 1605 taught Prince of Tuscany during the summer
• 1606/1607 invents thermo scope (a primitive
  thermometer)
• 1609 appointed Chief Mathematician of the
  University of Pisa and Philosopher and
  Mathematician to the Grand Duke

• 1589 1592 moves onto teaching position at
  University of Pisa
• Teaches math (no degree)
• His contract was not renewed when he teaches
  theories that are contradictory to Aristotle
• 1592 Becomes chair of Mathematics at the
  University of Padua

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• 1609- Jupiters Moons

1609 Own version of spyglass Later called
telescope
Inventions Discoveries
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1610 Phases of Venus (Copernican
System revolves around sun)
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Copernican system Venus should exhibit a complete
set of phases over time as viewed from the Earth
because it is illuminated from the centre of its
orbit.
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Little attention was paid to the Copernican
system until Galileo discovered evidence to
support it.

• 1633 He was convinced that some planets do not
  circle the earth, he began to speak and write in
  favor of the Copernican system.
• His attempts to publicize the Copernican system
• He was tried by authorities.
• Forced to repudiate his beliefs and writings, the
  powerful theory could not be suppressed.
• Denounced from the church
• Is placed under house arrest for supporting
  Copernican Theory (that the earth moves)
• Which he remains under for the rest of his life.

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Galileo
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1642 dies January 8Buried in Florence, Italy
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ACTIVITY