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Galileo: Life

Galileo: Life. Galileo: life - part II. Galileo: Life. In 1610, Galileo published these findings in The Starry Messenger . . Galileo: Life. He dedicated the book to the Grand Duke Cosimo II de’Medici. The book was an immediate sensation and made Galileo famous overnight. Galileo: Life.

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Galileo: Life

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  1. Galileo: Life • Galileo: life - part II Galileo: life - part II ~ slide 1

  2. Galileo: Life • In 1610, Galileo published these findings in The Starry Messenger. Galileo: life - part II ~ slide 2

  3. Galileo: Life • He dedicated the book to the Grand Duke Cosimo II de’Medici. • The book was an immediate sensation and made Galileo famous overnight. Galileo: life - part II ~ slide 3

  4. Galileo: Life • On the day that Galileo’s Sidereus Nuncius was published, March 13, 1610, Sir Henry Wotton, the British Ambassador to Venice, wrote to his home office about the “strangest piece of news that hath ever yet received from any part of the world . . .” He goes on to describe Galileo’s use of the telescope and his discovery of “four new planets” (the moons of Jupiter), (more) Galileo: life - part II ~ slide 4

  5. Galileo: Life • the “true cause of the Via Lactae,” and “lastly that the moon is not spherical, but endued with many prominences,” . . . and “illuminated with the solar light by reflection from the body of the earth.” He continues that these discoveries will certainly overturn all astronomy and astrology. He observes that here in Italy “all corners are full” of talk about these discoveries. (more) Galileo: life - part II ~ slide 5

  6. Galileo: Life • He concludes the report by observing that Galileo “runneth a fortune to be either exceedingly famous or exceedingly ridiculous.” Galileo: life - part II ~ slide 6

  7. Galileo: Life • The book does not contain a direct defense of the Copernican theory nor does it contain any direct evidence for the Copernican theory. Galileo: life - part II ~ slide 7

  8. Galileo: Life • But it does seriously challenge the Ptolemaic theory & it contains hints that Galileo intended to support the Copernican theory. Galileo: life - part II ~ slide 8

  9. Galileo: Life • After the publication, Galileo made new discoveries: sunspots, the rings of Saturn, & phases of Venus. • Chronically pressed for money • Had three children to support Galileo: life - part II ~ slide 9

  10. Galileo: Life • and agreed to provide dowries for his two sisters • his brother, Michelangiolo, constantly asked him for money Galileo: life - part II ~ slide 10

  11. Galileo: Life • Negotiated a position as Chief Mathematician and Philosopher to the Grand Duke Cosimo II & moved to Florence (1610). Galileo: life - part II ~ slide 11

  12. Visited Rome and moved in highest circles, including visit with Pope Paul V. In 1613, a friend of Galileo and a Benedictine monk, Castelli, attended a breakfast in Pisa. The Grand Duchess Christina was present. Galileo: Life Galileo: life - part II ~ slide 12

  13. Galileo: Life • Christina raised the issue of the compatibility of Copernicanism with Scripture. • Castelli gave Galileo an account of the discussion. Galileo: life - part II ~ slide 13

  14. Galileo: Life • Galileo responded with a “Letter to Castelli” (1613). He enlarged the letter in 1615 and retitled it “Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina.” • In 1615-16, Galileo lobbied for acceptance of Copernican theory. • To Part III Galileo: life - part II ~ slide 14

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