Galileo was a world renowned physicist and Astronomer, Although his father wanted him to be a doctor, he eventually persuaded his father to let him be a astronomer
Did you know Galileo didn’t actually invent the telescope. Believe it or not, but the telescope was truly invented by Hans Lippershey and Lyman Spitzer.
Back in the day, people believed in the theory that Earth and all other planets revolve around the Sun. Most people in Galileo's time believed that the Earth was the center of the universe and that the Sun and planets revolved around it.
Did you know that Galileo discovered four of Jupiter's moons almost four hundred years ago!
Facts About Galileo:
1.Galileo was a college dropout
2.His daughters were Nuns
3.He spent his final years under house arrest
4.His middle finger is on display in a museum
5. NASA named a spacecraft after him
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