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Galileo Galilei - Coggle Diagram
Galileo Galilei
Urban VIII (friend of Galileo) becomes pope
"Dialogue over the world's top two systems, Ptolemaic and Copernican"
Political attack by the Jesuits and the pope himself
Trial at the Inquisition Tribunal (1633)
He has no choice but to abjure to save his life
House arrest for life
Publication in the Netherlands of
"Discourses and mathematical demonstrations around two new sciences"
"Il Saggiatore"
with dedication to the Pope
Natural world= mathematical structure
Quantitative properties (primary qualities)
Qualitative properties (secondary qualities)
The science of the natural world must be mathematical
Supporter of COPERNICANISM
Demonstration of the non-perfection of the "overmoon" world
"Sidereus Nuncius"
("The Heavenly Announcer")
First problems with ecclesiastical authorities in Florence
2 empirical evidences
Observation of the two phases of Venus (correct)
Tidal phenomenon (wrong)
Copernican letters
Attempts to reconcile science and faith
Questions of faith= Literal interpretation of the Bible
Interpretation of nature= Interpretation of the Bible coherent with scientific discoveries
God has endowed man with reason to understand the natural world
The hypothetical-deductive method (experimental method)
Explanation of phenomena with four steps
Formulation of a hypothesis in mathematical terms
Experimenting with the hypothesis (sensible experiences)
Scientists' experiences are "sensible" because they are driven by reason
Experiments must take place in situations where the influence of other factors is limited
Observation of a phenomenon (sensible observation)
If the experiment confirms the hypothesis= formulation of a mathematical law (certain proofs)
If the experiment does not confirm the hypothesis= start again by changing hypotheses
Compared to the potentially infinite amount of (extensive) knowledge our mind is nothing compared to God's one
With the demonstration of a certain mathematical proportion we know for sure the truth
With science, the scientist can reach certain knowledge despite the limited nature of human intelligence.