GALILEO

Galileo was born in Pisa, Italy on February 15th, 1564 and worked in Florence where he later died on January 8th, 1642

Galileo's huge discovery was the four largest moons that orbited Jupiter. There names are Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto. These moons were found by a rudimentary telescope that was discovered in 1609.

This discovery is an example of humanism because it goes against Christian beliefs of an underground, heavens and middle ground.The concept of space is unorthodox, in which the "endless skies" do not exist.

This effected the way people think because it disproved their thoughts of looking in the sky and seeing heaven. From this many others were intrigued by his findings and started to spend their days wisely and effectively.

HUMANISTIC BELIEFS

• Improved the telescope in 1609
• Noticed the moon was unlike what others thought it looked like. It had craters and large mountains with an non spherical base.

Invented the military compass used to calculate direction. Also invented the hydrostatic balance used to determine the exact composition of an alloy of two metals

" It is surely harmful to souls to make it heresy to believe in what is proved"(Galileo).

This quote supports humanism by telling individuals that it is not just for people to be punished by their church because they believe in something that has evidence. It is possible for you to believe in God and in science.

THE INFLUENCE OF TECHNOLOGY

• The invention of the telescope happened during the Renaissance because they were less focused on getting to heaven and more focused on what, why and how things happened on Earth. Furthermore, people in Italy began to question how they spent their days on Earth and how to make an impact.

The invention of the telescope has impacted the modern world by leading individuals to find circumstances and environments
of other planets in our galaxy. For some, the invention of the telescope has leaded them to invest their time in topics like the alignment of the stars and the moon.

WORKS CITED

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_Galilei#Reference-Drake-1978
• Galileo and the Scientific Revolution by Laura Fermi and Gilberto Bernardini (Translated with the assistance of Cyril Stanley Smith) Basic Books, Inc., New York, 1961 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 61-7486 Republished by Dover Publications, 2003 ISBN: 048643226

WORKS CITED

• Works Cited "Philosophy." Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (2015): 1p. 1. Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia. Web. 15 Jan. 2016.