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Feb 15, 1564
Birth of Galileo
He was born in Pisa, Italy and was the first of seven children -
Galileo attends the University of Pisa
He began to study medicine until 1585 -
Galileo reads the work of Johannes Kepler
He reads and writes to Kepler that he is afraid to publicly agree with Copernicus -
Galileo invents a mechanical device for mathematical calculations
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Galileo observes a supernova
This is his first astronomical observation that begins to challenge Aristotle -
Galileo views moons around Jupiter
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Galileo publishes his findings in the Starry Messenger
He also began studying Venus this year -
Galileo publishes his ideas on sun spots
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Galileo finally publishes his book supporting Copernican theories
He worked on this for 6 years to perfect it without reaching contreversial conclusions -
Galileo is tried for Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems — Ptolemaic and Copernican.
His book was seen as an insult to the Catholic Church -
Birth of Marie Curie
Marie Sklodowska is born in Warsaw, Poland to two teachers -
Marie’s work is influenced
Her greatest works, which pertained to answering why X-rays formed, were inspired by Wilhelm Roentgen and Antoine Henri Becquerel -
Marie Sklodowska becomes Marie Curie
She marries a scientist named Pierre Curie in Paris -
Marie discovers a new element
Marie Curie discovered an element that was 400 times more radioactive than any other, radium -
Marie separates radium to see its own effect
She found the glowing effect of radium in her shed -
Marie gains her phD
Marie Curie got her doctorate in physics as the first woman in France to get it -
Marie gains a Nobel prize
Marie Curie, Pierre Curie, and Henri Becquerel shared a Nobel Prize -
Marie gets to teach in university
Marie Curie gains Pierre’s job after his death -
Marie gets another Nobel Prize
She gained another prize for chemistry -
Death of Marie Curie
Marie Curie died in 1934 of leukemia