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Feb 15, 1564
Birth Of Galileo
Galileo was born on February 15, 1564. He was born in Pisa, Italy and was the first born out of seven siblings.His parents are Giula and Vincenzio Galilei.
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Nov 27, 1580
French War
In 1580, there was yet again another French war. This was the seventh French war to occur. During this, the Spanish army invaded Portugal under the Duke of Alba.
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Galileo's Teaching
In the summer of 1592, Galilei began to teach at the University of Padua located in the Republic of Venice. Here is where he was appointed professor of mathematics. When he was there, he took part in a relationship with Maria Gamba but never committed to marriage.
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Plague Of London
A plague kills 15,000 people in London. It continued to spread for years and killed almost one quarter of London's population in the end. It all started when rats would infest fleas in there coats.
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Theater
Thomas Dekker made a play called "The Shoemakers Holiday". It is an Elizabethan play that was first preformed in 1599 and it became published in 1600. Dekker proceeded to create more and more plays as life went on.
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Music
There was the first open air opera in Rome. There are different types of opera. Some include, comic opera, serious opera, grand opera and more.
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Planet discoveries
Galileo discovers the four largest moons of Jupiter. He proves that the Earth is not the only thing in which it revolves. Galilei published his scientific discoveries through his telescope in his book "Starry Messenger".
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"Letters on Sunspot"
Galilei publishes "Letters on Sunspot". In this book, he associates that the suns surface is covered with dark splotches. He spreads the discovery that the sun may look smooth but is quite the opposite.
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Slaves in Jamestown
In the year 1619, the first african slaves were sent to Jamestown, Virginia. It was to aid the production of tobacco being made. Since it was the first export of slaves, there was about only twenty on the journey there.
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Galileo visits Rome
Galileo takes a visit to Rome. He goes and meets with Pope Urban VIII, and goes about six times. Galileo gets the impression from the Pope that it is totally fine to discuss the Copernican view as long as it is put into a hypothesis.
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Boston
Massachusetts colonists founded Boston. These colonists were led by John Winthrop. He has founded many colonies including Plymouth Colony.
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Galileis book
Galilei had written a book and it was published in 1632. "Dialogue concerning the two chief world systems" was that book. Galileo had expressions all his arguments on the "heliocentricism debate" and was trying to get his thoughts across to other people and the rest of the world.
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Galileos downfall
After Galileo angers the pope, he is tried by the Inquisition for the suspicion of heresy. He is forced to renounce his heliocentric view. The pope did not agree with Galileo's ideas and got him angry. Galilei also had to start serving an "indefinite term" of house arrest.
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A lose
Galileo lost vision in his left eye only. It is just an urban legend that it was because of observing the sun through his telescope. Also Another thing that occurred in this time, Galilei was denied his petition of inquisition from a previous time.
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Another book
Yet again Galileo Galilei has been creating another book of science. In the year 1638 this book is published first in the Netherlands. Galileo's book is "Dialogue Concerning Two New Sciences". It compared the Copernican system and the traditional Ptolemaic system.
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Death
Galileo tramatically died on January 8, 1642. He was 78. His death started when he grew a fever and it seized his arthritis pains and made them more acute. He died in Arcetri, Italy.
(Galileo and the Scientific Revolution) - Laura Fermi and Gilberto Bernardini