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1. The life of Galileo Galilei: Galileo Galilei was born on the 15th February 1564 in Pisa, Italy. He is a physicist, mathematician, astronomer and philosopher, he is known for his contributions to science. Early Life Galileo's family was part of the upper class, though they were not rich people. In 1581, Galileo studied medicine at the University of Pisa to please his father. But then dropped the course, and chose to do philosophy and mathematics instead. In 1589 he became a professor and taught mathematics at the University of Pisa and University of Padua (1592 - 1610). While at university he began experiments on motion, mechanics and astronomy. The Pendulum: It was in 1602 that Galileo had made a significant discovery about the pendulum. He found that the period (time it takes for the pendulum to swing back and forth) does not depend on the arc of the swing but the...

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