Show 1 J Pew Jw 97 cs 2 i One Ono of the grandest events of the lie sixteenth century was the birth of Galileo Galilei commonly known as Galileo Florence Ita Italy I was the lie of this great man and the year ear was 1664 t. t During his life Galileo contributed gi greatly cully to the he arts and sciences Ho lIo came canto of a noble though ery very poor family Considering the poverty of his his' parents and the tho poor opportunitIes for learning during luring Iho those thole e days das Galileo o ob obtained ob- ob tamed by hard haicl and unit diligent study a avel avery avery vel- vel very liberal education He lie was particularly particularly par pal fond of mathematics and most Ingenious In lit mechanics It Il was tho ho wish of oC Galileo's father fathel that hint he hc become become become be be- come a doctor of oC medicine but ut fate I had destined him him to deal lea with greater I bodies than those hose of his fellows In 1597 Galileo shocked his friends and many others by hy a a. letter In which ho he declared that ho had adopted the he Copernican theory as to the rotary movement of oC the arth a then lien held in much dl disfavor avol by the church element clement and the lie clel clergy Y who declared that such teachings were ivere in direct contradiction con- con to the scriptures for to them the earth was the great center of the universe universo around which the Iho sun moon and stars revolved But Dut Gallelo turned a dear deaf car cam to untiringly and amid those who sho cried heretic pursued his studies and invented his strange devices The following letter translated from flom the lie Italian to 10 his daughter a nun will give the leader to understand how he came caine to invent hi Ills his telescope I write now nos' because c 1 have havu a piece picco of news for you though whether you ou will vill be glad or sorry to heat hear It I cannot cannot cannot can can- not sa say for I 1 have now lio ho hope hoie of re returning ro- ro turning to my own country though the occurrence which has hos destroyed that hope has resulted both useful and hon lion You must know then lien that f 6 II 0 i 1 La- La An In Indian lan chief has Ims been takei prisoner pris pris- I oner onel by an nit and led ll to o pilon with 18 of his warriors IhA Ilio 1 19 captives captives cap cap- capi i tives are aie to ho bo locked up In prison tho the plan of which I Is mown above ubo There niece are aio six different s i presented pre Ie seated sel three belonging lg to each tribe tilbe as follows cs to tribe A A. A three to lo tribe B B. B three to toC toC toC C three to D D. three to E an and amid three to tu F. F Then there arc are the tho chief chic and find tho the officer How can these 20 persons be put puL into tho the 20 O cells so that no two prisoners of tho the same samo tribe will willbo ho bo In a strul straight ht line either in a vertical verti cal horizontal or diagonal line lino I about two months ago there was a a. report spread here that In Flanders someone had pl presented to Count Maurice Maurice Mau Mau- rice of or Na Nassau au a glass manufactured in itt such a way as to make mako distant objects objects objects ob ob- ob- ob to appear very ery near so that a aman aman aman man at the tho distance of two miles ml could be clearl clearly seen marvelous This appeared to me so that I began besan to lo think about It It- As Aa AsIt it Jt appeared to me to have a foundation founds founds- lion tion ion in th the science of or perspective I r Iset Iset set about thinking how to make it and at length I have found out and have havo succeeded succeed ell so well that tho lie hI glass ass I r have made Is tar far ar superior to 10 the Dutch telescope 0 The effect of this InI in instrument In In- strument is to show an object at a distance of say Sly 50 miles as If iC It ore were ivere but live miles off T J 4 I I i I II I Ga Galileo Ea r ily Astronomer CI With lIh his telescope Galileo sot set the I world agog It was a cardinal doc doc- of the lie da day that the lie heavens were unchangeable able bul but this had to give I Iway way before the tho great astronomer and his observations He lie made tho ho discovery dis dis- cover covery of four s the suns sun's spots and other oilier phenomena of oC the planetary plane plane- tar tary and amil sidereal systems but hut by these discoveries he ho made mado countless and dangerous enemies Ignoring these he lie published in III 1632 his great grat I work worl entitled The rho Dialogue Then the thc storm which had been heeti darkly gathering about his head broke and thero there camo an order from front the In Inquisition Inquisition Inquisition In- In to seize every overy copy of oC tho the book and forward them bent to Rome Then Galileo Gall 75 r years of or ago age and broken In fn health was called to appear appear appear ap ap- ap- ap pear before tho the He lIe obey obeyed and atal suffered three rigid examinations exam exam- the lie result being that he lie was vehemently suspected o of heresy Then Thon followed d Imprisonment and lastly blindness s and a feeble mind and amid a after lei long Jong years of ur suffering ho died II January 8 8 1 1642 t G-t But before belore closing this sketch it is ju just t to say y that many of tho the highest dignitaries of or tho lie church chinch were Galileo's Gall Gali leos leo's tia warmest im i'm est admit admirers I and believed in the Iho now new th theory or ho advocated and did all in Itch power powel to prevent his arrest by the Inquisition They rhey too were iere living hiving in advance anCo of their day and under an and sympathized with the great scientist Galileo |