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What was the last school he attended to called?
The Florentine Academy
When was Galileo Born?
1564
What is Galileo’s most famous invention?
The telescope
Why did Galileo stop studying medicine?
He lost interest
What did Galileo study in school?
mathematics and philosophy
Where was Galileo born?
Pisa
When was Galileo summoned to Rome for a debate on his views?
1616
What is Galileo’s most famous theory?
Theory of motion
What happened to Galileo because of his books?
House arrest
How old was Galileo when he moved to Florence?
10 years old
Where did Galileo live after going to the University of Pisa?
Florence
When did Galileo complete the Discourse on Two Sciences?
1642
What did Galileo find using his telescope?
4 moons of Jupiter
True or False Galileo was born in Florence
False
Where was Galileo awarded the chair of mathematics?
Padua
When did Galileo make his telescope?
1609
Why didn’t the Church like Galileo’s ideas?
It was heracy
How many siblings did Galileo have?
5
Where did Galileo die?
Outside of Florence
When did Galileo write the Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems?
1632
How was Galileo’s way of studying science different?
Careful observation and experimentation
What was Galileo’s first school called?
Camaldolese Monastery