Galileo

 Who is Galileo & why is he important? Galileo was a natural philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician 

When was Galileo alive? He was alive February 15, 1564

What country did he live in? Pisa, Italy

What was Galileo famous for? he was famous for finding out craters and mountains on the moon 

What are the 5 main discoveries that Galileo made? 

       The phases of Venus. 

Jupiter's moons. 

The stars of the Milky Way. 

The first pendulum clock.

Was Galileo ever punished for his ideas? his theory that the Earth moves around the Sun and punished to life in jail

Find out some interesting facts about Galileo. 

        He was a college dropout. 

        His daughters were nuns. 

Galileo was sentenced to life in prison by the Roman Inquisition. 

He spent his final years under house arrest. 

His middle finger is on display in a museum. 

NASA named a spacecraft for him.

Galileo’s middle finger is in a museum