Written by: Eshanee Manandhar - 28004, Grade VI
Posted on: 14 July, 2021
Galileo Galilei was born in Italy on February 15, 1564. He is an Italian astronomer, philosopher, mathematician, and scientist. His father sends his son Galileo Galilei to study medicine in university. But he was more interested in science. He is the first person to build a telescope. He built the telescope in 1609. But, he made the telescope only after the equipment was made in Europe. He is also the person to make the pendulum. He built it around the year 1637. He is the first person to explore Saturn. He found out that the moon and sun have craters and have features similar to earth. He showed that the stars found in a milky way were not visible from naked eyes. He was sent to jail even though he told the truth that the earth was moving around the sun, everybody thought that he was lying and was sent to jail. Almost after 300 years, the court had finally proved that Galileo Galilei was true. Therefore, he has also been called” the father of modern science”, “ father of modern physic”, “ father of scientific method”, “father of observational astronomy” and many more. We can learn an important lesson from him, we will never be listened to by the world if we question the norms of science or society but we should never stop exploring even if the world tells us we are wrong.
