Galileo+Galilei

Overview:
 * 15 February 1564 Galileo was born
 * 8 January 1642 Galileo died
 * [|Written Eulogy Project.docx.doc]
 * Roman Catholic
 * Married, 3 children

Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa, Italy on 15 February 1564. But moved to Florence, Italy eight years later.He was the oldest of 6 his six siblings. Later on, he was a physist, mathamatician, astronomer and philiosopher. He soon evolved into father of science, physics and astronomy. He comfirmed the theory of the phases of Venus viewed from the Earth; as well as the discovery of 4 of Jupiter's moons. The moons that were discovered by Galileo, were eventually called the 'Galilean Moons' in his honour. The most famous event take place for him was the 'reinvention' of the telescope. Although already invented, the telescope was no stronger than a pair of binoculars today. Galileo made the lens stronger, so he could magnify objects up to 30x larger. He used it to look at Jupiter, and soon found 4 of its largest moons. He also objected the theory that the Earth was the middle of the Solar System, which caused some controversy in the Roman government. He spent his later years in jail. In his last years, he lived in Arcetri, Italy, under the movements of the Pope. He wnt completely blind 4 years before his death, where he had a fever. He was aged 77.

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