Essay | Galileo Galilei

Galileo Galilei is the world's first modern scientist. Galileo has shaped and molded the way we look at the universe as a whole and he has changed the way we live our everyday lives.

Galileo Galilei's parents were Vincenzo Galilei and Giulia Ammannati. Vincenzo was born in Florence, Italy in 1520 (Galileo Galilei 1). He was a teacher of music and a talented lute player (Galileo Galilei 1). Vincenzo studied music at the University Of Venice and carried out experiments with strings to support his sound theories (Galileo Galilei 1). Giulia Ammannati was born in Pescia and got married to Vincenzo in 1562 (Galileo Galilei 1).

Galileo was born on February 15, 1564 in Pisa, Italy (Galileo's Battle 1). He is the first of six children, though some people believe there were seven (Galileo Project 1). Galileo was only eight years old when...
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