Kinematics - Galileo

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• Mountains and craters on the surface of the Moon imply that it is a heavenly body like Earth, and not a “perfect sphere”, as believed by Aristotelian philosophers. 16
• Observations indicated, beyond any doubt, that Venus is revolving around the Sun (left: Ptolemy’s theory of epicycles, right: Copernicus’ heliocentric theory). • Heracleides from Pontos (from Black Sea, 380-310 BC) had suggested the “intermediate” idea that Mercury and Venus are revolving around the Sun, but the rest of the planets (Sun included) are revolving around the Earth. 17
Page 1 and 2: Harry Varvoglis University of Tübi
Page 3 and 4: • He entered the School of Medici
Page 5 and 6: • Professor of Mathematics in the
Page 7 and 8: • Contrary to the tradition, Gali
Page 9 and 10: • The distances covered are propo
Page 11 and 12: (From Galileo’s notes) 11
Page 14 and 15: • Galileo presented his first tel
Page 18 and 19: The struckout text, appearing in th
Page 20 and 21: • Galileo suggested the use of th
Page 22 and 23: • 1611: Galileo visits Rome. •
Page 24 and 25: • The solar surface has spots, wh
Page 26 and 27: • It started with Galileo disagre
Page 28: • Discussion with Pope Urbanus VI
Page 31 and 32: • Salviati (“heliocentric"), fr
Page 33: • Galileo is charged by the Jesui
Page 37: • Motion at constant acceleration

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