Galileo And The Telescope
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Galileo was not the person who invented the telescope, but he was the first one to use the telescope to study the heavens. He made many observations using the telescope that shocked the religious world. In this short essay, I will only focus on three observations and how an Aristotlean reacts to it. These observations played a very important role on the development of astronomy.
The first object he observed was the moon. Through his
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not want to accept these observations. They had an excuse to every single point. To disregard these new beliefs, they blamed it on the preciseness of the telescope. They used to say that the telescope was not refined enough. These observations of the heavens got Galileo in a lot of trouble with the church. In fact, it got him in so much trouble, that the latter part of his live was spent under house arrest.
not want to accept these observations. They had an excuse to every single point. To disregard these new beliefs, they blamed it on the preciseness of the telescope. They used to say that the telescope was not refined enough. These observations of the heavens got Galileo in a lot of trouble with the church. In fact, it got him in so much trouble, that the latter part of his live was spent under house arrest.