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alileo Galilei was born in Pisa, Italy on February 15, 1564. He was the oldest of seven children. His father was a musician and wool trader, who wanted his son to study medicine as there was moremoney in medicine. At age eleven, Galileo was sent off to study in a Jesuit monastery.
Galileo Galilei - Rerouted from Religon to Science

After four years, Galileo had announced to his father that hewanted to be a monk. This was not exactly what father had in mind, so Galileo was hastily withdrawn from the monastery. In 1581, at the age of 17, he entered the University of Pisa to study medicine,as his father wished.
Galileo Galilei - Law of the Pendulum

At age twenty, Galileo noticed a lamp swinging overhead while he was in a cathedral. Curious to find out how long it took the lamp toswing back and forth, he used his pulse to time large and small swings. Galileo discovered something that no one else had ever realized: the period of each swing was exactly the same. The law of thependulum, which would eventually be used to regulate clocks, made Galileo Galilei instantly famous.
Except for mathematics, Galileo Galilei was bored with university. Galileo's family was informed thattheir son was in danger of flunking out. A compromise was worked out, where Galileo would be tutored full-time in mathematics by the mathematician of the Tuscan court. Galileo's father was hardlyoverjoyed about this turn of events, since a mathematician's earning power was roughly around that of a musician, but it seemed that this might yet allow Galileo to successfully complete his collegeeducation. However, Galileo soon left the University of Pisa without a degree.

Galileo Galilei - Mathematics

To earn a living, Galileo Galilei started tutoring students in mathematics. He did someexperimenting with floating objects, developing a balance that could tell him that a piece of, say, gold was 19.3 times heavier than the same volume of water. He also started campaigning for his...