Is this a good thesis statement about Galileo and his Telescope invention how it impacted science history ?
“Although, Galileo didn’t invent the telescope but he improved the telescope and used it for Astronomy use, he was the first one to do that which made him one of the best scientists ever.
YES its a good choice.
And the story behind it, is far more complex than your brief one liner.
It is also one of the reason’s for which he died !
Fascinating subject indeed.
Cheers from DOWNUNDER
Galileo Galilei – Jupiter’s Four Moons
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Galileo Galilei, Italian astronomer Photo Mugs Galileo Galilei, Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer and philosopher. He got into trouble with the church over his claim that the sun, and not the earth, is at the centre of the universe. …. |
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Galileo Galilei, Italian astronomer Photo Mugs Galileo Galilei, Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer and philosopher. He got into trouble with the church over his claim that the sun, and not the earth, is at the centre of the universe. …. |
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Galileo Galilei, Italian astronomer Photo Mugs Galileo Galilei, Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer and philosopher. He got into trouble with the church over his claim that the sun, and not the earth, is at the centre of the universe. …. |
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Galileo: On the Shoulders of Giants $3.96 Emmy-winning depiction of the great astronomer… |
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Standard Deviants School – Astronomy, Program 2 – From Galileo to Gravity (Classroom Edition) [VHS] $11.98 … |
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Galileo Galilei Moves the Earth Before Coperncus, Galileo and Newton, people everywhere thought the earth was the center of the universe. “Galileo Galilei Moves the Earth” explains what happened in the Renaissance to change this view…. |
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Galileo $16.45 Topol shines as the famed 17th-century Italian astronomer and physicist in this masterful drama. Considered a heretic for claiming that the Earth is not the center of the universe, Galileo was forced by the Catholic Church to recant his views and placed under house arrest. With John Gielgud, Tom Conti; based on the play by Bertolt Brecht. AKA: “Galileo Galilei.” 138 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Sou… |
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Galileo: On the Shoulders of Giants $18.82 This installment of The Inventors’ Specials, a series that invites youngsters to think about great inventors (including Edison and Einstein), focuses on the man who brought the wonder of science into the Dark Ages. Michael Moriarty gives vigor to his role as the scientist who is forced to take on a young apprentice. First bored with his new surroundings, the youngster develops a keen interest in … |
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Astronomica – The Quest for the Edge of the Universe (Windows Multimedia PC CD-ROM) A brilliant astronomer–on the verge of discovering the fate of the universe–is missing from the top-secret SkyQuest AstroLab! There is something dreadfully wrong with Astronomica, the supercomputer he was working on when he mysteriously disappeared! Explore the awesome wonders of the cosmos in this thrilling quest to find him. Visit distant stars, discover the dangers of deep space, travel back … |