galileo

Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa, Tuscany in 1564 and was the son of Florentine musician Vincenzo Galilei. Galileo was a very intelligent boy and at age 17, due to his fathers influence, he went to the University of Pisa. He was enrolled as a medical student but later turned to math after persuading his father that he did not want to be a doctor. He was tutored by Ricci, who was a Tuscan court mathematician. Galileo …

…I feel might not have continued to write about the Copernican system if he had received the memo that forbid him from teaching it. This was one downfall towards Galileo. Over all even though he was treated unfairly for his discoveries, once he was in court he had a fair trial and they even gave him a plea bargain after he couldn’t prove his innocence. Bibliography Bibliography 1. www.library.thinkquest.org/3461/galgal_l.html