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| 1564 | Birth |  |
| Birth of Galilei Galileo |
| 1586 | Invention Hydrostat Balance | |
| Invents the Hydrostatic Balance |
| 1607 | Invention Open Thermometer | |
| Invents the Open Thermometer |
| 1609 | Discovery of Telescope | |
| Builds his own telescope, has 20x mgnification |
| 8th Aug The Venetian senate examines Galileo's telescope |
| 1610 | Discovery of Jupiter Moons | |
| 7th Jan Demonstrates not all heavenly bodies revolve around the Earth |
| 7th Jan Discovers the 4 moons of Jupiter, Io, Europa, Ganymede & Ca |
| 1610 | Discovery of Lunar Light | |
| Discovers Lunar Reflected Light |
| 1610 | Discovery of Moon | |
| Uses the newly invented telescope to discover mountains & continents on the moon |
| 1610 | Discovery of Sunspots | |
| Discovers that Sunspots move across the surface of the sun |
| 1610 | Publication | |
| Publication of, "The Starry Messenger", claims the Earth revolves around the Sun |
| 1613 | Discovery of Copernican System | |
| Attempts to show there is scriptural support for his beliefs but condemned by the Pope |
| Published in "letters on the solar spots" |
| 1630 | Publication | |
| Publication of, "Two Chief World Systems", claims the Earth revolves around the Sun |
| 1632 | Trial | |
| By the inquisition, forced to deny his belief in the Copernican system |
| 1633 | Arrest | |
| Placed under House arrest |
| 1633 | Trial | |
| Sentenced to life imprisonment, commuted to house arrest |
| 1637 | Discovery of Lunar Libration | |
| Discovers Lunar libration |
| 1642 | Death | |
| 8th Jan Death of Galilei Galileo |
| 1979 | Trial | |
| John Paul II orders an inquiry into the Churc's treatment of Galileo |
| 1992 | Trial | |
| The Vatican admits that it was mistaken in its treatment of Galileo |
