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    REFLECTION PAPER: Galileo's Battle For The Heavens

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    Galileo Galilei was a passionate and ambitious scientist who made groundbreaking discoveries in astronomy through his telescope that changed prevailing views of the solar system. His observations of Jupiter's moons, Venus' phases, and sunspots contradicted the Church's teachings and the Ptolemaic model, getting him accused as a heretic. Considered a scientific giant, Galileo's findings supported Copernicus' heliocentric theory and gave us a new understanding of the cosmos through his revolutionary application of the scientific method and mathematics to astronomy.

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    Galileo Galilei was a passionate and ambitious scientist who made groundbreaking discoveries in astronomy through his telescope that changed prevailing views of the solar system. His observations of Jupiter's moons, Venus' phases, and sunspots contradicted the Church's teachings and the Ptolemaic model, getting him accused as a heretic. Considered a scientific giant, Galileo's findings supported Copernicus' heliocentric theory and gave us a new understanding of the cosmos through his revolutionary application of the scientific method and mathematics to astronomy.

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    Galileo Galilei was a passionate and ambitious scientist who made groundbreaking discoveries in astronomy through his telescope that changed prevailing views of the solar system. His observations of Jupiter's moons, Venus' phases, and sunspots contradicted the Church's teachings and the Ptolemaic model, getting him accused as a heretic. Considered a scientific giant, Galileo's findings supported Copernicus' heliocentric theory and gave us a new understanding of the cosmos through his revolutionary application of the scientific method and mathematics to astronomy.

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    Galileo Galilei was a passionate and ambitious scientist who made groundbreaking discoveries in astronomy through his telescope that changed prevailing views of the solar system. His observations of Jupiter's moons, Venus' phases, and sunspots contradicted the Church's teachings and the Ptolemaic model, getting him accused as a heretic. Considered a scientific giant, Galileo's findings supported Copernicus' heliocentric theory and gave us a new understanding of the cosmos through his revolutionary application of the scientific method and mathematics to astronomy.

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    CHEUNG, DANIELLA TRISHA B.

    ZGE 1107- BGA


    20180124112 SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

    REFLECTION PAPER: Galileo’s Battle for the heavens

    Galileo Galilei's works become one of the most important parts of science in the
    history of motion and astronomy. After watching the video " Galileo's battle for the
    heavens," I realized that he was a very ambitious person. He is passionate and serious
    in dealing with things and wants to prove his claims. I also learned that he likes studying
    not only science but also mathematics and he is one of the people who look up the
    language of mathematics, his works become a foundation for other people so that we
    could understand the world we are living in.

    From the video presented, it is said that Galileo's house was full of students and
    likes to use his mind to solve his curiosity. Because of that, he was interested in the
    optics of the telescope and later on discovered that his lenses can do more than just
    magnify. He reshaped our view of the world and the telescope he made helps on
    observing vessels from the sea. This device he made also lead to his discovery of many
    things related to astronomy. Galileo discovered that the surface of the moon is not
    smooth and that Jupiter has 4 moons. He also believed that the Copernican theory of
    heliocentrism is true but still hasn't proven. Galileo used Venus to support heliocentrism
    and shared his ideas. But because of this theory, the priest claimed that Galileo is
    spouting dangerous ideas that are contradicting the bible, this is the reason why Galileo
    was accused of being a heretic.

    I think Galileo is considered as a "giant" because of his contribution to


    astronomy. First, he discovered the moons of Jupiter that refuse the church's belief of
    everything orbiting the Earth. Second, that Venus went through phases like the moon,
    supporting the heliocentric theory of Copernicus. Finally, observing spots on the sun
    discredited the notion that it was a ''perfect'' body. These findings gave a big impact on
    what we know today, without Galileo's discoveries we might not progress and think the
    other way around.

    After watching the video, I realized that we should also be ambitious and learn
    how to observe things from our surroundings. Galileo helps me learn the importance of
    determination and hard work to achieve my goals. Also, we should be curious and
    discover just like what Galileo Galilei said "All truths are easy to understand ones they
    are discovered; the point is to discover them."

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