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Sunday, 11 August 2013
Famous Astronomers- Galileo Galilei
Galileo Galilei was born on the 15th of February 1564 and died on the 8th of January 1642 aged 77.
He was born in Pisa. He had 6 siblings and his father was Vincenzo Galilei.
He made improvements to the telescope and discovered Jupiter's biggest moons,named the Galilean moons. He observed sun spots and analysed them. He also made improvement to many other instruments like the military compass. He also believed that the planets revolved around sun.
He stood up to the church in 1615 with the fact that the planets revolved around the sun, not Earth, but was convicted with heresy and got placed under house arrest for the rest of his life. Where he died.
Well that's it, tomorrow will be Stephen Hawkin. So tune in tomorrow.
He was born in Pisa. He had 6 siblings and his father was Vincenzo Galilei.
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| Galileo Galilei's portrait! |
He made improvements to the telescope and discovered Jupiter's biggest moons,named the Galilean moons. He observed sun spots and analysed them. He also made improvement to many other instruments like the military compass. He also believed that the planets revolved around sun.
He stood up to the church in 1615 with the fact that the planets revolved around the sun, not Earth, but was convicted with heresy and got placed under house arrest for the rest of his life. Where he died.
Well that's it, tomorrow will be Stephen Hawkin. So tune in tomorrow.
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