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Feb 15, 1564
Born
Galileo was born 15 February,1564 in Pisa, Italy. -
May 9, 1574
Moving and education
In 1574, the family moved to Florence.Where Galileo started his formal education at the Camaldolese monastery in Vallombrosa. -
University of Pisa
In 1583, Galileo entered the University of Pisa to study medicine. Armed with high intelligence and talent, he soon became fascinated with many subjects, particularly mathematics and physics -
Left the University
Galileo left the university in 1585 before earning his degree. -
Studying
Galileo continued to study mathematics, supporting himself with minor teaching positions. During this time he began his two-decade study on objects in motion and published The Little Balance, describing the hydrostatic principles of weighing small quantities, which brought him some fame. -
Job
This gained him a teaching post at the University of Pisa, in 1589. There Galileo conducted his fabled experiments with falling objects and produced his manuscript Du Motu (On Motion), a departure from Aristotelian views about motion and falling objects -
Actual Inventions
In 1597, Galileo invented a geometric compass, a scientific instrument with two arms that can be used for making calculations and geometric measurements. -
Death
after suffering fever and heart palpitations, he died on 8 January 1642, aged 77.