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This post is a basic timeline of astronomer Galileo Galilei (1564-1642). There are 14 events listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia
- 1564: Born is Pisa, Italy
- 1580: Enrolls at University of Pisa
- 1588: Becomes instructor at Accademia delle Arti del Disegno in Florence, Italy
- 1589: Becomes chair of mathematics at University of Pisa
- 1589: Begins writing De Motu
- 1592: Becomes chair of mathematics at University of Padua
- 1609: Constructs a telescope and observes planetary bodies
- 1610: Publishes Sidereus Nuncius
- 1623: Publishes The Assayer
- 1632: Publishes Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems
- 1633: Defends his writings to the Pope in Rome, Italy
- 1633: Sentenced to house arrest
- 1638: Publishes Two New Sciences
- 1642: Died at age 77 in Arcetri, Italy
