1st+Period+-+Galileo+Galilei

=1st Period - **Galileo Galilei** = By:Harley J.



Date of birth:Febuary 15,1564

Location of birth:none P are n t s’ names:Galileo Galilei fathers name was Vincentis Galilei.

Family background:His mother died when she gave birth to Galileo Galilei.

Date of death:Galieo died in jan,8 ,1642

Location of death/grave:none

Education:Galileo studied mathmatics. His parents made him study mathmatics and science.he begain to study astronomy.

Career:He was a scientist and he studied the stars that when he became a scientist this type of scientist was called an astronomer.

Legacy:Galileo found out that the earth rotated around the sun.

Additional/Interesting information:Galileo used a telescope to figure out that the sun is in the was in the middle of our solar system.Because he saw vinus and neptune that made him figure out that the sun is in the middle of the solar sytem. book #1:Starny Messenger author:Peter Sis city and date of publication:1996 New York publisher:doubleday

book#2:World Book Encyclopedia-Galileo Author:Paula Findler city and date of publication:2009 chicago,IL world book publisher:None web site #1 Author:mike crown title of website:http://muse.tau.ac.il/~museum web address:http:/muse.tau.ac.il/~museum copy right date:1996 today's date Sources Cited (Galileo Galilei – 1st Period)

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