The Life and Achievements of Galileo Galilei The paper which I will be writing will discuss the life, discoveries, and the modern impact of the scientific accomplishments of Galileo Galilei. Born in Pisa, Italy in 1564, Galileo entered Pisa University as a medical student in 1581 and became a professor of mathematics at Padua. An astronomer and mathematician, Galileo was, unfortunately for himself, a man ahead of his time. Galileo discovered the law of uniformly accelerated motion …
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…ever known. References Cited 1. Drake, Stillman - 1990, GALILEO: PIONEER SCIENTIST, The University of Chicago Press, pp. 261 2. Reston, James Jr. - 1941, GALILEO A LIFE, Harper Collins Publishers, pp. 319 3. De Santillana, Giorgio - 1955, THE CRIME OF GALILEO, The University of Chicago Press, pp. 339 4. Hitzeroth, Deborah, Sharon Heerboth - 1961, THE IMPORTANCE OF GALILEO GALILEI, Lucent Books, pp. 95 5. Shapere, Dudley - 1974, GALILEO A PHILOSOPHICAL STUDY, The University of Chicago Press, pp. 161 6 COLLEGE MATHEMATICS JOURNAL - May 1994, Volume 25 Issue 3, p 193