Sobel translates these letters to English herself and bases her story of the information she gets from them. Sobel develops many themes throughout this book including Galileo’s relationships with his daughter, other family members, and the people of influence…
Section One: New Views of the Universe 1. What was the old (incorrect) Ptolemaic view of the universe? Ptolemaic view was that everything revolved around Earth. 2 Summarize Copernicus’ heliocentric system Copernicus’ view was that everything revolved around the sun.…
He observed that the moons had surface similar to mountain and valleys. Galileo pointed his telescope toward Jupiter and made the discovery that there were four stars surrounding it . He later figured out that they weren't stars, they were moons. There were four moons around Jupiter. Therefore, this meant that everything…
Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa, Italy on February 15, 1564. He was a physicist, mathematician, astronomer and a philosopher who played a major role in the Scientific revolution. In 1609 he made the first effective use of the refracting telescope to discover important new facts about astronomy. Galileo discovered the law of falling bodies as well as the law of the pendulum. He designed a variety of scientific instruments and also his famous telescope.…
Galileo invented and approve telescope. Galileo use the telescope to observe the first phase of…
Galileo was an astronomer, physicist, and philosopher who played a big role in the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century. And also created an improved telescope to study the stars. One of his achievements was discovering four new “stars” orbiting Jupiter and the phases of Venus. In 1609 he built his first telescope improving the Dutch telescope, and made other observations about the moon’s surface other stars in the Milky Way. The four new moons were called Callisto, Europa, Ganymede, and Io.…
Galileo Galilei was a famous astronomer who made many discoveries. His belief that the earth revolves around the sun, which is known as a fact in today's society, was almost a passion of his. His idea that the earth was in motion and revolved around the sun was a revolutionary new idea at the time and was a favored idea by some people. Galileo had encountered lots of resistance of his beliefs and arguments throughout his life. Galileo tried to prove his heliocentric theory, but was turned down by the Pope and was convicted of heresy.…
Eventually, he was allowed to study it as long as his theories remained only hypothesizes but Galileo continued his work on the matter, writing the Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems. Instead of following the lead of society and doing as he was told, Galileo went on, by himself, and further educated on the Copernicus system. He didn’t heed the warning of even his friends because his ideas were ones he stood for and supported. He made himself an outsider by not, “Belonging to a particular group”, in this case group being society.…
This chapter starts off by discussing how in the seventeenth century that the Earth was the only planet in the solar system. It also talks about how Galileo’s telescope showed that there was more than the Planet Earth. It showed that the Moon exited and that it is not a perfect round sphere. The telescope shows that the Moon has craters, mountains, and many more features that the Earth have.…
Galileo Galilei was born on February 15, 1564 in Pisa, Italy. He was the son of Italian musician and musical theorist, Vincenzo Galilei, and Giulia Ammannati. Galileo was the oldest of 5 children in his family. Not only was he a mathematic professor and astronomer, but he was also a scientist. In fact, he was nicknamed “The Father of Modern Science”.…
I will be conducting a Science, Technology & Society (STS) analysis, an invention. Which is the Telescope, I have chose this invention because i have a interest in Astronomy History. One of the earliest known working telescope appeared in the year of 1608, this is invented by a smart guy named Hans Lippershey. Hans was a spectacle maker, was also known as Johann Lippershey or also was just sometimes called Lippershey. He was born in Germany Wesel, in the year of 1570.…
Galileo and Copernicus Galileo Galilei and Nicolaus Copernicus have both made significant contributions astronomy, physics, and mechanics. They have helped to mold modern astronomy and revolutionize science to lead it where it is today. Copernicus was born 91 years before Galileo in Torun, Poland. His father died when Copernicus was just 10. He was then raised by his uncle, who later became the bishop of Varmia.…
Then, in the dome started appear the stars, constellations, the Milky Way, in the process I felt as I was part of it. The moon appeared in rotation. It was changed through its phases. It showed that ancient people started interesting in the universe. Galileo used the first telescope and draw what he saw.…
Why Did the Catholic Church Put Galileo on Trial for Heresy? And What Was the Significance of the Trial? Galileo was summoned to trial twice for heresy. First, for the heliocentric model and then for the geocentric model.…
I look up to the sky and see millions of stars, and I wonder to myself. What makes them light up so bright, and what makes them a star? What does it take to create a star; they just don’t pop out and shine bright. I want to know the process, and how long it takes for a star to be born. I am also curious to know if the star can die.…