Jun
04

G is for Galileo

Filed Under (Famous scientists) by griggans on 04-06-2007



This is a big one. You need to know about Galileo. Everyone disbelieved him about his belief in a heliocentric universe. He was placed under house arrest by the church and was not officially pardoned by the pope until 2000. He also investigated how objects fall.

The leaning tower of Pisa – where Galileo performed experiments

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