Galileo Galilei

  • Feb 15, 1564

    Birth

    Galileo was born in Pisa, which at that time belonged to the Duchy of Florence.
  • 1574

    Departure To Florence

    Galilee went to Florence with his family and took private lessons from Jacopo Borghini.After a while, at the request of his family, he went to the Camaldolese Monastery in Vollambrosa.
  • Period: 1582 to

    University of Pisa

    He took mathematics courses at the University of Pisa under Tartaglia's student, Ostilio Ricci.
  • Turned To Mathematics.

    He left without completing his medical education and focused entirely on mathematics.
  • La Balancitta

    He wrote Le Balancitta, his first scientific book, and completed Archimedes' method of specific gravity.
  • Vincenzo's Death

    His father, Vincenzo Galilei, died
  • Padua University

    He became a professor of mathematics at the University of Padua.
  • Copernican Theory

    In a letter to Kepler, he defended the Copernican Theory.
  • Birth of the First Child

    They were the first children of Galileo Galilei and Maria Gamba.
  • Kepler Supernova

    The Kepler Supernova was observed, and Galilei leaned on it.
  • Siderus Nuncius

    He wrote down his observations and discoveries in his book Siderus Nuncius.
  • Saturn

    He observed Saturn. He detected strange formations on the edges of this celestial body.
  • Venus

    He observed Venus. He discovered that Venus has phases just like the moon.