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Galileo Galilei Physics Timeline
This static page gathers the Physics records in the database for Galileo Galilei.
Galileo Galilei in the Physics archive
This static timeline brings together 8 physics records for Galileo Galilei, spanning 1583–1638. The records connect the physicist with events including Pendulum Isochronism Observation, Study of Euclidean Geometry, Law of Chords, Pendulum Isochronism Letter, Discourse on Floating Bodies, Magnet Armature Experiments.
Locations and countries represented in this timeline include Italy. Use the chronological table below to follow the sequence of research, discoveries, appointments and related events.
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| Date | Person | Event | Place | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1583 | Galileo Galilei | Pendulum Isochronism Observation | Pisa, Italy | Galileo observes the regularity of a swinging cathedral lamp, an episode later associated with his investigations of pendulum motion. |
| 1583 | Galileo Galilei | Study of Euclidean Geometry | Italy | Galileo begins serious study of Euclid under Ostilio Ricci, strengthening the mathematical foundation of his later scientific work. |
| 19 November 1602 | Galileo Galilei | Law of Chords | Italy | In the same letter, Galileo formulates the law of chords concerning descent times along chords of a vertical circle. |
| 19 November 1602 | Galileo Galilei | Pendulum Isochronism Letter | Italy | Galileo writes to Guidobaldo del Monte describing his principle that pendulums of equal length have approximately equal periods. |
| 1612 | Galileo Galilei | Discourse on Floating Bodies | Italy | Galileo publishes a discourse defending Archimedean hydrostatics against Aristotelian explanations of why bodies float or sink. |
| 1626 | Galileo Galilei | Magnet Armature Experiments | Italy | Galileo reports experiments in which an iron armature greatly increases the lifting strength of a magnet. |
| 1638 | Galileo Galilei Natural Philosopher | Falling Bodies | Leiden, Italy | Publishes mathematical treatment of falling bodies later absorbed into gravitational physics. |
| 1638 | Galileo Galilei | Two New Sciences Published | Leiden, Italy | Printing is completed for Galileo's Two New Sciences, a foundational work on strength of materials and mathematical treatment of motion. |
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