Galileo Galilei with a Theme A true Renaissance man, Galileo excelled in many things from philosophy and science, to painting and playing the lute. Born in Pisa in the year 1954, Galileo had a good family. His father Vincenzo was music teacher and a very good lute player. Galileo went on to make amazing discoveries and stir up some controversy. He lived a remarkable life full of ups and downs. He lived a long life into …showed first 75 words of 1419 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1419 total…who convicted him of heresy, he wanted to inform them they were wrong before someone else discovered what he knew and embarrassed them. He was an individual, speaking out for what he knew and believed despite all the different opinions against him. He followed his dream of what he wanted to do with his life getting involved in mathematics, astronomy, and philosophy despite what his father said. Galileo was truly a man of our theme.