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Feb 15, 1564
Birth of Galileo Galilei
Galileo is born -
Studies at the University of Pisa
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Read a book by German astronomer Johannes Kepler
Wrote a letter sayig that he had long agreed with Capurnicus -
His first astronomical oservation
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saw the 4 largest moons orbit jupiter
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began observation on venus
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published his letters on sunspots
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theory
he was given permision to publish hid theory on the cases of tides -
charged with "vehement suspicion of heresey"
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published a book sumarizing all his ideas
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he became blind
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Galileo Galilei dies