12 KNOWLEDGABLE FACTS ABOUT GALILEO GALALIE (MUST WATCH!)
FACTS ABOUT GALILEO 1. Will you do the fandango? Galileo was actually his first name, and Galilei was his family name. Galileo Galilei – don’t let us stop you doing some Queen karaoke! 2. He never performed the Pisa experiment. The idea he dropped weights off the Leaning Tower of Pisa is now widely regarded as a myth. 3. Galileo cared deeply about astrology. He was a big believer in the power of horoscopes and earned money showing students how they could tell the future with them. 4. He didn’t technically create the telescope… Galileo didn’t invent the telescope, Hans Lipperhey from the Netherlands did when he took a break from making glasses. 5. …but he used it to great effect! Galileo discovered all four of Jupiter’s moons. The King of France was so impressed he tried to hire Galileo to search for new planets he could then name after his royal patron. 6. Even the Pope was a fan! Pope Urban VIII had one of Galileo’s essays read to h...