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What was Galileo's last name ?
Galilei
What did he discover about Jupiter?
It has four moons.
What did the church believe about the universe?
That everything revolved around the Earth.
Are our views now on where we are located in the universe the same as what Galileo discovered?
Yes
Where did he study ?
University of Pisa
What space tool did Galilieo improve
Telescope
Who did Galileo upset by saying the Earth revolved around the sun?
The church
What was the term for the old belief of an Earth centered Universe?
Geocentric model
What was his original focus before switching to Mathematics ?
Medicine
What did he discover about Venus?
It had phases similar to the moon.
What happened to Galileo because he suggested the Earth may revolve around the sun?
He was put on house arrest for the rest of his life
What is the term for the new belief (sun centered Universe)
Heliocentric model
What age was he when he died ?
77 years
What did he discover about the sun?
It had sunspots
Who originally had the idea that the universe was sun centered, that Galileo proved right ?
Copernicus
What space tools did Galileo lay down the foundation for ?
space probes, and telescopes