Galileo's Contributions and Controversies

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What was Galileo Galilei NOT known as?

• Father of Modern Physics

• Inventor

• Biologist

• Engineer

What was Galileo's initial field of study at the University of Pisa?

• Mathematics

• Astronomy

• Medicine

• Engineering

Who filed the first patent for a telescope?

• Galileo Galilei

• Hans Lipperhey

• Vincenzo Galilei

• Julia Ammannati

What did Galileo's observation of Venus's phases reveal about its orbit?

• Venus orbits the Earth.

• Venus orbits the Sun.

• Venus has no fixed orbit.

• Venus orbits Jupiter.

What was the primary reason the Catholic Church opposed Galileo's astronomical findings?

• His findings contradicted the Church's teaching that the Earth was the center of the universe.

• He refused to share his telescope technology.

• His observations were inaccurate.

• He claimed to have discovered new planets.