1. Galileo Galiel 1564-1642 By Jacob Kawecki and Jayson Endozo Astronomer, mathematician, and physicist.

2. He lived in Pisa, Italy

3. Galileo is famous because……  Helped in proving many of the Ptolemaic- Aristotelian theories wrong.  Cosimo II `de Medici’s (Grand Duke of Tuscany at the time) chief mathematician and philosopher.

4. Five Facts o Discovered the Law of Falling Bodies and the Law of Pendulum. o Designed a variety of scientific instruments. o Developed and improved the refracting telescope (he did not invent it). o Discovered 4 Moons orbiting Jupiter. o Chief Mathematician and Philosopher of Cosimo II `de Medici.

5. Critical Thinking Galileo would be interested in both the Hubble Space Telescope (He was interested in Space) and the Galileo Space Probe which was named after him. Galileo would be interested in both the Hubble Space Telescope (He was interested in Space) and the Galileo Space Probe which was named after him.

6. Works Cited “Galileo Space Probe.” World Book Student. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2010.. “Galileo Space Probe.” World Book Student. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2010.. “Gallileo.” World Book Student. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Apr. 2010.. “Gallileo.” World Book Student. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Apr. 2010.. “Hubble Space Telescope.” World Book Student. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Apr. 2010.. “Hubble Space Telescope.” World Book Student. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Apr. 2010.. Silverburg, Robert. Four Men Who Changed the Universe. Toronto: G.P. Putman’s Sons, 1968. Print. Silverburg, Robert. Four Men Who Changed the Universe. Toronto: G.P. Putman’s Sons, 1968. Print.