As well as being a scientist, Galileo was interested a in painting and music. He started his studies b at medical school in Padua. Unlike most scientists at that time, who usually relied c on discussing the facts, not trying to prove them, he recognized the importance d of doing experiments to prove the facts. He is famous e for dropping different weights from the Tower of Pisa to prove that all bodies fall at the same rate, though this is probably not a true story. Through practice, he also became good f at observing the stars, and identified craters on the Moon, sunspots, and the moons of Jupiter. As a result g of studying the planet Venus, he succeeded h in proving that Copernicus was correct, and that the Earth moved around the Sun. Unfortunately, the Church authorities accused him i of publishing unacceptable ideas. In the end he was forced to choose j between being punished by the Church, or denying his own ideas. He spent most of the last nine years of his life imprisoned in his own house.

As well as being a scientist, Galileo was interested
a in painting and music. He started his studies b at medical school in Padua. Unlike most scientists at that time, who usually relied c on discussing the facts, not trying to prove them, he recognized the importance d of doing experiments to prove the facts. He is famous e for dropping different weights from the Tower of Pisa to prove that all bodies fall at the same rate, though this is probably not a true story. Through practice, he also became good f at observing the stars, and identified craters on the Moon, sunspots, and the moons of Jupiter. As a result g of studying the planet Venus, he succeeded h in proving that Copernicus was correct, and that the Earth moved around the Sun. Unfortunately, the Church authorities accused him i of publishing unacceptable ideas. In the end he was forced to choose j between being punished by the Church, or denying his own ideas. He spent most of the last nine years of his life imprisoned in his own house.