His Life
What year was Galileo born?
1564
What did Galileo originally study in college?
Medicine
1585
What year did Galileo die?
1642
Where did he conduct his big experiment with bowling balls?
Leaning Tower of Pisa
T/F Galileo did not invent the telescope.
True
Where was Galileo born?
Pisa, Italy
What did he drop from the leaning tower of Pisa for his experiment?
Bowling balls
What body part of Galileo's has made a trip around Italy?
His middle finger
Where did Galileo Die?
Arcetri, Italy
What other famous mathematician did Galileo's work influence?
Sir Isaac Newton
T/F NASA did not name a spacecraft after him.
False
What was his Father known for being?
A Musician
What was Galileo's main contribution to calculus?
What did the spacecraft do?
Studied Jupiter and its moons.