Galileo

Galileo Galilei I . Introduction

Galileo Galilei is an Italian astronomer , physicist , philosopher , and mathematician . He ranks with Archimedes , Newton , and Einstein as one of the greatest scientists of all time . His discoveries , made with the crudest of equipment , were brilliant examples of scientific deduction Galileo 's studies of natural laws laid the groundwork for the experimental scientists who followed him . Galileo was born at Pisa , the son of a musician who planned a medical career for him . He began studying medicine at the University of Pisa

According to legend , Galileo

made his first major discovery at this time . He is said to have used his pulse to time the swinging of a suspended lamp in a cathedral he found that , no matter how far the lamp swung , the timing has always the same (Drake , 2002 . In later life Galileo established the fact that a free-swinging object , or pendulum moves in uniform time intervals . Pendulum clocks are a common application of this principle

Thesis Statement : This scrutinizes the life and contributions of Galileo Galilei

II . Discussion

Galileo constructed the first telescope used for astronomical observations the observations he made supported Copernicus ' theory that the sun is the center of the solar system . In physics , Galileo discovered the principles of motion followed by swinging pendulums falling bodies , and flying projectiles . Galileo used his heartbeat to time the period of a pendulum . He realized that a pendulum could be used as a standard of time for a clock (Rose 2004 . Pendulum clocks...