Works Cited

Primary Sources
"After 350 Years, Vatican Says Galileo Was Right." nytimes.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Nov. 2015.
<http://www.nytimes.com/1992/10/31/world/after-350-years-vatican-says-galileo-wasright-it-moves.html>. From this source, we got information about how Galileo, after over
350 years, was pronounced to be correct in his heliocentric theory. Now, as we know, the
sun is the center of the solarsystem.
"Aristotle: Ancient History-HISTORY.com." history.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Nov. 2015.
<http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/aristotle>. From this source, we learned
that Galileo made very important and lasting discoveries. Also how people had called
him,"The First Teacher", and in the West, he was called,"The Philosopher."
"Galileo Galilei." britannica.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Nov. 2015.
<http://www.britannica.com/search?query=Galileo%20Galilei>. This source gave us
information about Galileo presenting his improved 8-powered instrument. The 8-powered
instrument was the telescope which he spent years improving.
"Galileo Galilei." history .com. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Nov. 2015.
<http://www.history.com/topics/galileo-galilei>. What we learned from this source is that
Galileo became a celebrity in Italy after he published his book, "The Starry Messenger."
Cosimo the second appointed him mathematician and philosopher.
"Galileo Galilei." si.edu. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Nov. 2015.
<http://timeandnavigation.si.edu/multimedia-asset/galileo-galilei>. This source gave us
information on Galileo's sea clock. Although Galileo didn't finish it. so his son finished it
after Galileo died.

"Galileo Galilei." smithsonian National air and space museum. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Nov. 2015.
<http://airandspace.si.edu/exhibitions/exploring-theplanets/online/discovery/galileo.cfm>. What we learned from this source is how in 1610,
Galileo observed 4 moons orbiting Jupiter. These moons are are named Io, Europa,
Ganymede, and Callisto. These moons are now known as the Galilean satellites.
"Galileo Galilei." Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Nov. 2015.
<http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/galileo/>. The philosophical thread that runs through
Galileo's intellectual life is a strong desire. Galileo's goals were to be called a
mathematician and philosopher.
"Galileo Galilei." Star child. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Nov. 2015.
<http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/whos_who_level2/galileo.html>. What we
learned from this source is in 1609, Galileo heard about the invention of the "spy
glass."Galileo used the spy glass to look at the moon. He made many discoveries with the
spy glass. (a spy glass was what he called a telescope.)
"Galileo Galilei." Time and Navigation. N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Nov. 2015.
<http://timeandnavigation.si.edu/multimedia-asset/galileo-galilei>. In this source we
learned that galileo was competing for popularty to Spain, he offered a solution based on
the moons of Jupiter, which he had discovered with a telescope of his own design in
1610. To the Dutch in 1642, he proposed both his astronomical solution and an accurate
sea clockthe first clock ever to have a pendulum. Galileo died before making the clock,
but his son built a model in 1649.
"Galileo Reconsidered." smithsonian.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Nov. 2015.
<http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/galileo-reconsidered-7931973/>.

Following Galileo's death, his apprentice, Vincenzo Viviani, collected Galileo's books.
He then wrote a biography on Galileo.
Galileo's Battle for the Heavens. youtube. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Nov. 2015. From this source, we
learned general information about Galileo and his life. We also learned about his
daughter, Maria Celeste.
Jankowski, Connie. Astronomers: From Copernicus to Crisp. Mankato: Compass Point Books,
2009. Print. Astronomers-Biography-Juvenile literature 2. This source gave us general
information. Such as where he was from, what his occupation was, and how he improved
the telescope.
"NOVA/ Galileo's Big Mistake." www.pbs.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Nov. 2015.
<http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/galileo-big-mistake.html>. What we learned from
this source is that Galileo made many major mistakes. Although Galileo wasn't a
scientist,he did make mistakes.
"Two Views of the Universe; Galileo vs. The Pope." washingtonpost.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Nov.
2015. <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/horizon/sept98/galileo.htm>. On
June 22nd, 1633,Galileo was put to trial. Galileo was 69 at this time, and for the rest of
his life, he was under house arrest.

Secondary Sources
"Galileo galiei." Biography .com. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Nov. 2015.
<http://www.biography.com/people/galileo-9305220>. From this source, we learned that
Galileo mounted up lots of evidence. That evidence was going to help him try to prove
Copernicus's theory and contradicted Aristotle's theory and the church's doctrine.

"Galileo Galilei." Galileo Galilei. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Nov. 2015.

<http://abyss.uoregon.edu/~js/glossary/galileo.html>. Galileo Was the first person to use
the telescope as a scientific instrument. He found out that Jupiter had moons around it
which supported his theory.
"Galileo Galilei." space . com. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Nov. 2015. <http://www.space.com/15589galileo-galilei.html>. From this source, we learned about one of Galileo's inventions. This
invention was the pendulum. It could track time.
"Galileo Galilei Biography-Childhood, Life Achievements & Timeline." thefamouspeople.com.
N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Nov. 2015. <http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/galileo-galilei123.php>. In mid-1589, Galileo was promoted to the chair of mathematicians. In this
time, Galileo conducted many experiments.
"Vincenzo Viviani." Institute and museum of the history of science. N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Nov. 2015.
<http://brunelleschi.imss.fi.it/itineraries/biography/VincenzoViviani.html>. In this source
we learned that viviani dedicated much time to the systematic collection of documents
and letters by Galileo and eyewitness accounts. He left a legacy in his will for the
erection of a sepulchral monument to Galileo in the basilica of Santa Croce in Florence.
"Vincenzo Viviani." oxford Refrence. N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Nov. 2015.
<http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803120127485>. in
the source we learned that Viviani, who was born at Florence in Italy, was an associate
and pupil of Galileo, although his main interest was in mathematics rather than in
physics. After the trial of Galileo's ideas by the Catholic Church it was unsafe for Viviani
to pursue his work on Galileo's mathematics.Paraphrase: