Big Names 48 Galileo Galilei | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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What was your favorite fun fact or quotation of Galileo's?

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What is the "Galileo Affair"? What is its significance and legacy?

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Who is this? How's he related to Galilleo?

Copernicus.

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What is Galileo doing in this picture? Explain.

Pisa "experiment".

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What inventions, innovations, and discoveries did Galileo make? (5pts for each)

Saturn's rings, Neptune, Moon's mountains, Jupiter's moons, telescope, sunspots, thermometer, pendullum clock, geometric compass, etc.

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What was Galileo's "Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems"?

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What was the "charged atmosphere" into which Galileo was born? (historical context)

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What was the most interesting thing you learned today? Why? What do you want to learn more about?

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Did Galileo invent the telescope? Explain.

No, already invented by a Dutchman; he improved its design.

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When and where was Galileo born?

February 15, 1564*, in Pisa, Italy.

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