Galileo was born in 1564 in the busy city of Pisa, Italy.

His complete name was Galileo Galilei but when people talk about him they use his first name.

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THE MAN $hen Galileo was 3 years ol , his parents went to 4lorence. Galileo was with his uncle for two years an he coul go to school. "hen, he li#e with his family in 4lorence until he entere a boar ing school of monks. Galileo thought about becoming a monk. His father i n)t like the i ea an brought him home. His father wante that he was a octor. Galileo went to a me ical school. $hen he was a teenager, he isco#ere a lo#e for maths. He i n)t want to become octor. $hen he was 1- years ol he tol his father that he wante to be a math an science teacher. He was a goo stu ent an his father finally let him follow his reams. 5. +nswer the 6uestions% 1. $hat i Galileo think in the boar ing school7 '''''''''''''''''''' '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' 1. $hat were Galileo)s reams7 '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Galileo worke as a tutor an as a teacher. $hen he was 15 years ol , he got a position at the 8ni#ersity of Pisa. $hen his father ie , he was in charge of his family. He nee e money. In 1591 he worke as a teacher in the 8ni#ersity of Pa ua an he staye there 13 years. He ma e some of his most famous e:periments in Pa ua an he also wrote books. In 161- Galileo was the personal mathematician of the Gran ;uke of "uscany. "his ;uke was #ery rich an important. $ith him Galileo coul write, think an stu y. In 1616 Galileo wrote a letter about the i eas of 0opernicus an he got in a little trouble with the church. Galileo thought that 0opernicus was right. "he 0ourt of In6uisition calle him to answer charges of heresy. Heresy is saying or teaching things that go against the beliefs of the

church. "he In6uisition punishe him. He was ma e to stay in his home for the rest of his life. "his is calle <house arrest=. 4. +nswer the 6uestions an complete the sentences. $hat oes the wor <house arrest= mean7 '''''''''''''''''''''' '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' $hat oes <heresy= mean7 ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Galileo was the personal mathematician of '''''''''''''''''''''''' Galileo thought that 0opernicus was ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' In 1591 he worke as '''''''''''''''''''' in ''''''''''''''''' Galileo continue to work. He went blin , but he kept trying. 4inally he ie in 1641. 55- years after his eath, Galileo was cleare of heresy charges by the Pope >ohn Paul II of the church. ,f course, scientists an stu ents all o#er the worl ha belie#e him before that. HIS WORK Galileo belie#e that any problem or mystery coul be sol#e by combining obser#ation an mathematics. .efore Galileo, maths was a sub*ect for magicians an rare people. "here were no e:act clocks? He e#elope his own measurements for time an space. He in#ente a clock when he was blin @ He i his most important work when he worke in Pa ua. In 159A Galileo in#ente a compass that was also use as one of the first pocket calculators. 5. "rue or false% & He i his most important work when he worke in Pa ua. '''' & .efore Galileo there were e:act clocks. '''' & In 15A9 Galileo in#ente a compass. '''' & Galileo belie#e that any problem coul be sol#e by combining obser#ation an science. '''''' .etween 16-5 an 16-A Galileo in#ente the thermometer. +n in 16-9 Galileo ha a new interest. "he telescope ha been in#ente an Galileo ma e one for himself. He ma e ifferent mo els. He was the first to see the mountains an craters of the moon. He also foun moons aroun >upiter. He was the first to see 2aturn an i entify sunspots.

Galileo spent years stu ying the planets an stars. He wrote many letters to his frien s an scientists about what he saw but he ha to be careful. 6. 2earch for information% & $hat is a telescope7 ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' He ma e better an better microscopes. He wrote a book an he sai that the theory of 0opernicus was a fact. His <house arrest= followe for this. $ith the help of frien s, Galileo continue to e:periment an write. !any of his papers were sen out of Italy to scientists in other countries. 2ir Isaac /ewton was born 11 months after Galileo)s eath. !ost of the early works of /ewton were base on the concepts of Galileo. "hink of Galileo the ne:t time you look a clock, use a compass or a telescope@@ A. ;raw a picture of a telescope%

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