Galileo Galilei

Karl: Why hello there Galileo. Im Kevin.

Galileo: How do you do Kevin? May I ask as to why I’m here?

Karl: I’m fine thanks. And I was wondering if you could answer some questions for me.

Galileo: Of course you can.

Karl: Okay, so what year were you born?

Galileo: 1564.

Karl: Okay, question two. Can you tell me a little about your life?

Galileo: Let’s see, well I was the oldest of seven children. In 1581, I entered the University of Pisa were I studied medicine. After one year, I discovered the isochronal movement of pendulums. But I soon realized that my sights were set on the mathematics rather than medicine.

Karl: Wow…I don’t even know what the iso-chro…the pendulum thing is hahah.

Galileo: It’s alright, I get that a lot. In 1586, I withdrew from the university, not having gotten my degree, and moved back home.

Karl: Was that a good thing?

Galileo: Yes, it was a very good thing. In 1597, I made the military compass. Then in 1609 I built a telescope, although I was not the first to make such a thing.

Karl: You were awfully busy.

Galileo: Yes, but with things I enjoyed. What else? Hm…oh, the telescope I made enabled me to see crates upon the moon. I discovered four moon around Jupiter, and I could observe Venus. Then in 1610 I published a book. It was about how the sun was the center of the universe. My mistake, it seemed to have slipped my mind that that was against religion.

Karl: Gee, what didn’t you do?

Galileo: Sing. Anyway, in 1623, I published another book. This again was about a sun centered universe as well as free scientific questioning. Then my last book, published in 1632, was about characters arguing about the earth centered and sun centered ideas. The one who that earth centered was right was a fool. But, with the publishing of it, I was placed under house arrest for the remainder of my life.

Karl: That seems a little harsh.

Galileo: I know it. Then I died in 1642. Still under house arrest.

Karl: That’s a sad ending, sorry about that. But I must go, till next time Galileo.

Galileo: It was my pleasure talking with you.