3. Childhood:
He was the first child of 3 sons and 4 daughters. His parents were
Vincenzio and Julia Galilei. He was born on February 15, 1564. His
childhood was partly in a city called Pisa,Italy, and in 1574, when he
was 10 years old he and his family moved to a bigger city in Italy
called Florence. Some of his early schooling consisted of what we
call today, liberal arts (insects, people, and crops). His dad was a
professional lute player. Galileo also played the lute.
6. Young Adulthood:
When he was about 18 years old when he enrolled at the University
of Pisa as a medical student. His dad wanted him to be a doctor, but
he didn't want to be one, he really interested in mathematics and
physics In 1585 Galileo never got his medical degree, but he taught
his students at University of Pisa anyway. He was a professor of
philosophy and mathematics at the University of Pisa. Galileo had to
support his family ( his mother and brothers and sisters) when his
father died in 1591 when Galileo was 27 years old.
8. What was Galileo Famous For:
He invented the geometric compass. Which they used to aim cannons.
He also invented multiplying, and the telescope. He wrote a book
called Operations of Geometric and Military Compass (geometric
compasss) of Galileo Galilei. He also discovered that jupiter has
moons and that the Milky Way is made up of millions of stars.
9. Here is a couple of Galileo's
diagrams and drawings that he did
by hand:
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14. Italian:
ciao - Hi
qual e il tuo nome -What is your name?
come stai - How are you?
il mil nome e - my name is...
il mio colore preferito e il - my favorite color is...
qual e il tuo colore preferito e - What is your favorite color?
