A brief history of atomism.
This animated essay from the NOVA Web site examines the design of Galileo's refracting telescope and Sir Isaac Newton's reflecting telescope.
A brief biography of Benedetto Castelli (1578-1643).
A quick biography of Galileo Galilei.
A brief history of Christoph Scheiner (1573-1650).
A brief biography of Christopher Clavius (1537-1612).
A brief history of the moon during the time of Galileo.
A brief biography of the Duke of Mantua, Vincenzo Gonzaga (1562-1612)
A brief description of Florence and Tuscany.
This video segment adapted from NOVA shows how Galileo, using his newly developed refracting telescope, observed four of Jupiter's moons, the first astronomical bodies to be discovered since ancient times.
This interactive activity from the NOVA Web site samples Galileo's experiments with falling objects, projectiles, inclined planes, and pendulums.
Einstein called Galileo the "father of modern physics." This media-rich essay from the NOVA Web site looks at Galileo's quest to understand the mathematics of motion.
Biography of Galileo
In the early 1600s, most people believed that the Sun revolved around a stationary Earth. This video segment adapted from NOVA tells how Galileo proved that the Sun, not Earth, is at the center of our universe.
This video segment adapted from NOVA shows how Galileo used his telescope to carefully observe and study sunspots.
This illustrated timeline from the NOVA Web site turns back the clock to the late 1500's to relive the dramatic life of one of the world's most renowned scientists.
A brief history of Galileo and the pendulum.
Scientists don't always get it right. This video segment adapted from NOVA looks at Galileo's failed theory for the motion of the tides.
How did Galileo figure out the mathematics of falling bodies? This video segment adapted from NOVA examines Galileo's work on motion.
The invention of the telescope helped change our understanding of the universe. This video segment adapted from NOVA looks at Galileo's contribution to this technology.
