Galileo Galilei

“Galileo was that guy whoinvented the telescope.” This is what most people say whenthey think about Galileo. However, Galileo did not eveninvent the telescope; he only made improvements to it so itcould be used for astronomy. Galileo did use it to makemany important discoveries about astronomy, though; manyof these discoveries helped to prove that the…

I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason and intellect has intended us to forgo their use. —Galileo Being one of the most prominent thinkers and astronomers, Galileo Galilei is interesting to us as the one, who went down into history as one of supporters…

Introduction Galileo Galilei is universally recognized the father of modern science. He was pioneer in forwarding the thought that it is possible for man to observe real world and hope to understand its functioning (Hawking, 189). This paved the way for further researches and explorations in science and helped to usher in the modern world…

Galileo Galilei lived during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, not during the Age of Enlightenment; however, his work had a clear effect on the philosophical thought that occurred during that time. He was an advanced thinker that explored the natural world. Galileo studied astronomy, particularly the universally held beliefs that the world was flat and…

In this project I will be explaining about Galileo’s life ; what he contributed to our world. If you never actually knew exactly who was Galileo, then you should really read this project. In brief he was a great person who lived during the renaissance, and was a great follower of Copernicus. He was mostly…