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Before understanding Galileo Galilei, we need to understand a little about the era he lived in, and its view of the Universe. 9
Aristotle, an ancient Greek philosopher who lived in the 4th century B.C., said that the Earth was the center of the universe. Everything else--the moon, the Sun, the planets and the stars--moved around the Earth. For hundreds of years, no one questioned this idea, especially when the Roman Catholic Church said that Aristotle was right. 9
Finally, in 1543, someone did question the Church's teachings. A Polish astronomer named Nicholas Copernicus said that the Sun was the center of the Universe, and that everything, including the Earth, went around the Sun. If Copernicus was right, the Church was wrong. The Church, in response, denounced the Copernican system. 9
Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa, Italy on February 15, 1564, 21 years after the death of Copernicus and three days before the death of Michelangelo.9 As a young man he was seriously considering the priesthood, but instead at his fathers urging, he enrolled for a medical degree at the University ......
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