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Galileo Galilei 1564 – 1642
This essay will examine Galileo Galilei and his work. ...
Galileo Galilei was a great mathematician and scientist. ... As a child, Galileo was educated at a Jesuit monastery. ... During his time at university, Galileo researched mechanics, this lead him to create new devices. It is reported that Galileo devised the first instrument for measuring temperature, a thermoscope, although his works show no record of this (Jordan, R. ... During his observation of a swinging chandelier, Galileo concluded that a pendulum swing always takes the same time; only the length of the rope affected the arc of the swing. ... Galileo improved the design of Polish inventor, Hans Lippershey. ... With his telescope, Galileo studied the night sky.
As Galileo’s studies continued, he tested the theory of other prominent philosophers. During one experiment Galileo disproved Aristotle’s theory that bodies of different masses fall at different speeds. Through experimentation, Galileo showed that falling bodies of different masses would hit the ground at the same time. This work contributed to Galileo’s study of motion. Galileo like many other noble scholars of this period believed it was not adequate to immediately accept older theories. ... ”
Galileo’s ideas challenged the doctrine of the Church. ... During his observations, Galileo discovered craters on the moon, which contradicted the belief that all the heavenly bodies were pure spheres.
Approximate Word count = 1062
Approximate Pages = 4.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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