Galielo

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no experiments, and made few calculations. Galileo found their explanations of motion unconvincing. He was particularly dissatisfied because Aristotle had concentrated on why objects move. Galileo wanted to know how they move (9).
As one could see then, how keen this savant individual could work his mind to evaluate and explore anything that appeals to him. His work in physics helped remarkably to make experimental measurements and mathematical calculations more significant in all the sciences today. Although he was censored and imprisoned for his radical ideas about the motion of the earth, he continued in his pursuit of scientific truths to offer upon future generations the inspiration to challenge conventional views.
As Galileo continued on with his work, the reader senses his problems with the church relating to his theories on the motions of the earth. After being condemned by the Inquisition for suspicion of heresy, to a friend, Galileo quoted, “The purpose of the Holy ...

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