Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)–Astronomerand Scientist. Galileo developed a superior telescope and made many significant discoveries in astronomy. Hewas sentenced tolife imprisonment by the inquisitionforhis supportforthe Copernican theory that the sun was at the centre of the solar system.
Galileo was born in Florence, Italy in 1564 to a poor but noble family. His parents recognised their child’s innate intelligence and talents and so made sacrifices to have him educated. At his father’s insistence, Galileo studied the profitable career of medicine. But, at the University of Pisa, Galileo became fascinated in a wide range of subjects. Hewas also critical ofmany ofAristotle’s teaching which had dominated education for the past 2,000 years.
Galileo was appointed to be a mathematics professor atthe University of Pisa, but his strident criticisms of Aristotle left him isolated among his contemporaries. After three years of persecution, he resigned and went to the University of Padua, where hetaught maths. His entertaining lectures attracted a large following and he was able to spend the next 18 years pursuing his interests in astronomy and mechanics.
Something that we can learn from Galileo Galilei’s biography is…
A. We must always believe whatever the society believesto avoid getting persecuted
B. We must never go against the believe of the society to avoid getting imprisoned
C. We should believe in something and stay faithful to it no matter how hard
D. We must sacrifice everything to get ourselves educated
E. We should spend 18 years to pursue our interests
Jawab: C
Hal yang dapat dipelajari dari biografi Galileo Galilei adalah jika kita percaya pada sesuatu maka kita harus terus memercayainya seberapa pun sulitnya. Jadi, jawabannya adalah We should believe in something and stay faithful to it no matter how hard.
