0 98 Galileo Galilei TI 7/24/2003 0 Galileo Galilei 0 0 AD 2 1564 2 15 0 0 Galileo born Galileo born in Pisa, Italy 0 0 AD 0 1575 1 1 0 0 Formal schooling Begins formal schooling at the Monastery of Vallombrosa 0 0 AD 0 1578 1 1 0 0 Enters the Vallombrosan Order Enters the Vallombrosan Order but left before completing the year of novitiate 0 0 AD 0 1581 1 1 0 0 Studies at the University of Pisa Begins studies at the University of Pisa 0 0 AD 0 1588 1 1 0 0 Treatise on the center of gravity Writes a treatise on the center of gravity in solids 0 0 AD 0 1589 1 1 0 0 Professorship of mathematics Obtains a professorship of mathematics at the University of Pisa 0 0 AD 0 1591 1 1 0 0 Resigns from Pisa Resigns from Pisa (conflict with Aristotelians) 0 0 AD 0 1597 1 1 0 0 Copernican Writes that he has been a Copernican "for several years..." 0 0 AD 0 1600 1 1 0 0 Daughter born Daughter Virginia born out of wedlock 0 0 AD 0 1605 1 1 0 0 Returns to Florence Returns to Florence to tutor Prince Cosimo 0 0 AD 0 1609 1 1 0 0 Constructs a telescope Constructs a telescope and begins observing the heavens 0 0 AD 0 1610 1 1 0 0 Sidereus Nuncius Writes the "Sidereus Nuncius" 0 0 AD 0 1612 1 1 0 0 Discourse on floating bodies and sunspots Publishes discourse on floating bodies and sunspots. 0 0 AD 0 1613 1 1 0 0 Doctrine challenged His doctrine challenged on the basis of Holy Scripture 0 0 AD 2 1616 2 25 0 0 Pope challenges theory Pope Paul V commands Galileo not to hold or defend his theory 0 0 AD 0 1619 1 1 0 0 Discourse on Comets Writes "Discourse on Comets" 0 0 AD 0 1623 1 1 0 0 The Assayer Writes "The Assayer" 0 0 AD 0 1630 1 1 0 0 Completes the "Dialogue" Completes the "Dialogue" 0 0 AD 2 1633 6 16 0 0 Pope prohibits Galileo's book/opinion Pope Urban decrees Galileo is to publicly abjure his opinion and his book is to be prohibited 0 0 AD 0 1637 1 1 0 0 Galileo blind Galileo loses sight in both eyes 0 0 AD 0 1638 1 1 0 0 Discourses on Two New Sciences The "Discourses on Two New Sciences" published 0 0 AD 2 1642 1 8 0 0 Galileo dies Galileo dies in Arcetri, Florence, Italy