English: Culture Galileo

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		Galileo Galilei			Galileo Galilei
		Today we all know what our galaxy looks like and we can count the stars.			Today we all know what our galaxy looks like and we can count the stars.
		We must thank Galileo Galilei for this.			We must thank Galileo Galilei for this.
		He was the one who invented the telescope.			He was the one who invented the telescope.
		Thanks to him, we know that the Earth revolves around the sun.			Thanks to him, we know that the Earth revolves around the sun.
		At that time, the church taught that the Earth was the center of the Universe.			At that time, the church taught that the Earth was the center of the Universe.
		The Pope arrested Galileo.			The Pope arrested Galileo.
		He was under house arrest for the rest of his life.			He was under house arrest for the rest of his life.
		While he was under house arrest, he kept writing on physics and astronomy.			While he was under house arrest, he kept writing on physics and astronomy.
		Scientists call Galileo the father of modern physics.			Scientists call Galileo the father of modern physics.
		He was also an astronomer.			He was also an astronomer.
		He discovered the four largest moons of Jupiter.			He discovered the four largest moons of Jupiter.
		Those moons are called "the Galilean moons" in his honor.			Those moons are called "the Galilean moons" in his honor.
		Galileo Galilei died in 1642 at the age of 77.			Galileo Galilei died in 1642 at the age of 77.