The History of Scientific Thought

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Unit Description

List of Scientists

 

History of Scientific Thought

Charboneau Learning Center

Greenfield, MA

Morning Pre-GED Class

 

 

 

 

      Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

 

GALILEO

Ranked #

1564 – 1642

Pisa, Italy

Historical Background

 

The End of Renaissance

The beginning of Age of Enlightenment

The church of Rome was against science & new ideas.

 

Shakespeare 1564 -1616

The Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock in 1620

 

 

Important Biographical Facts

 

Ø       Went to a medical school in Pisa, Italy (3yrs)

Ø      Dropped of school because he was poor

Ø      Became a Mathematic & Physics teacher

Ø      Graduated to professor at the University of Padua, Italy

Ø      Condemned by the church in 1633, Rome

Ø      Under house arrest for 8 yrs in Florence, Italy

Ø      During this arrest he died

Ø      In 1984 The church Of Rome cleared Galileo

 

Important Scientific Accomplishments and Discoveries

 

1.                                        The Laws of the Motions of Pendulums

2.                                        The Motion of Falling Objects

3.                                        The Principles of floatation

4.                                        The Theory of Rotation

5.                                      The Theory of Solar Spots.

 

and many more

   

 

Essay

Profiler Name(s) – Marguerite J. Badger

Date Done April 24 2003