World History Biographies: Galileo
The Genius Who Charted the Universe
Disney - RHCB · Print & ebook · September 9, 2008
Galileo made the first effective use of the refracting telescope to discover important new facts about astronomy.
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- Who it’s for
- Explore Galileo’s astronomical observations and the reasoning that helped shape mathematical physics.
- Themes
- Astronomy, Scientific reasoning, Science and religious authority
- Genres
- Science & Tech Biographies for Kids, Astronomy, Renaissance for Kids
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Galileo made the first effective use of the refracting telescope to discover important new facts about astronomy. His observations led him to support Copernicus's claim that Earth and the other planets circled the sun. This conflicted with the teachings of the Catholic Church, and brought Galileo before the judges of the Inquisition. He spent his final years under house arrest. Galileo's genius lay in the way he approached scientific problems.
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He reduced problems to simple terms on the basis of experience and common-sense logic. Then he analyzed and resolved the problems according to simple mathematical descriptions, thus opening the way for the development of modern mathematical physics. National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources. Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information.
Galileo’s Scientific Reasoning
Explore Galileo’s astronomical observations and the reasoning that helped shape mathematical physics.
Come here for
- Galileo’s telescope observations and support for Copernicus
- His use of experience, logic, and mathematics to solve scientific problems
Expect
- Conflict with Church teachings and the Inquisition
- His final years under house arrest
Where it sits
| Science & Tech Biographies for Kids | 93% |
|---|---|
| Astronomy | 69% |
| Renaissance for Kids | 29% |
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Publisher categories
- Historical Biographies for Kids
- Science & Tech Biographies for Kids
- Renaissance for Kids
- Authors
- Philip Steele
- Publisher
- Disney - RHCB
- Published
- September 9, 2008
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Astronomy · Scientific reasoning · Science and religious authority
- Reading lane
- Historical Biographies for Kids