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Galileo Galilei "founder of modern experimental science"                  Galileo Galilei was one of the most remarkable scientists ever. He discovered many new ideas and theories and introduced them to mankind. Galileo helped society as an Italian astronomer and physicist, but how did he come to be such a great and well-known scientist? It took hard work and patience....                  Galileo was born during the renaissance in Pisa, Italy on February 15, 1564. He was raised by his mom, Giulia …

…did research on motion. The Aristotelian theory of motion went against the theory that the earth moves. Because of this, Galileo worked on forming a theory that would show that the earth does move. He formed a theory that all pendulums swing at the same rate no matter what size the arc is by watching a chandelier swing at the cathedral at Pisa. He timed it with his pulse and found out that the c